tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post1506811572257312775..comments2024-03-28T04:08:52.283-07:00Comments on readergirlz: February: What Keeps Oppressed Peoples From Fighting Back?readergirlzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05454818345877688527noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-86475538142787638462016-01-10T05:50:49.780-08:002016-01-10T05:50:49.780-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01240022903376890197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-52823992844348944272016-01-05T23:46:15.706-08:002016-01-05T23:46:15.706-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-45241950662091373932010-02-16T14:11:03.331-08:002010-02-16T14:11:03.331-08:00I would add to those: removing (or preventing) the...I would add to those: removing (or preventing) the tools people need to communicate, to organize, to seek out others with common goals. Deception. Making a group feel powerless.holly cupalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012572116406283386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-23696619051377114332010-02-15T20:37:55.051-08:002010-02-15T20:37:55.051-08:00Change is hard to bring about. It takes cooperatio...Change is hard to bring about. It takes cooperation amongst a group of people, and that's hard to achieve. Communicating needs and plans, soliciting support, galvanizing folks into action--it takes serious effort and persistence. <br /><br />I think people just get tired of working for change. It can feel like a hopeless pursuit.<br /><br />That certainly exists today in many forms: health care reform and equality and acceptance for gay couples, for instance.JenFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426266278784991887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-76260325034688538862010-02-15T13:25:08.673-08:002010-02-15T13:25:08.673-08:00'fear' is the first thing that comes to mi...'fear' is the first thing that comes to mind for me...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192628745431017199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-33549915494171255962010-02-15T10:33:13.667-08:002010-02-15T10:33:13.667-08:00Yes, Melissa. A destroying of self worth. And then...Yes, Melissa. A destroying of self worth. And then fear keeps it all in place. The ones in control are able to reap exactly what they have sewn.Lorie Ann Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894901682181719593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2632611338168133022.post-6588167008975546392010-02-15T08:02:31.505-08:002010-02-15T08:02:31.505-08:00I think anywhere where there's a ritualized br...I think anywhere where there's a ritualized breaking down of self-esteem and belief in one's value, there is oppression in place.<br /><br />How can you be free if you've been told all your life that you can't or that you're somehow less than others?Melissa Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130128666084908687noreply@blogger.com