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TIL about V-Coding the systemic rape of trans women in US prisons to try to “calm” violent men. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/til@lemmy.ca
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[–] 18 points 1 month ago (10 children)

i have not said that the US does not problems. far from it. I even said it is a coagulation of all the things that make States bad and wrong. what needs to happen is the power of the authority of the United States must be dissolved so that the process of communal healing can actually begin. the settler colonial tendencies that america promotes in the world will continue to go on unabated, just as they have for the last 6000 years, unless we resist these tendencies together

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  • [+] -10 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    it is a coagulation of all the things

    You could have used the word "combination" or "mix" or any other common word that everyone understands, but you chose for some reason to use "coagulation".

    Now I'm not saying I don't know what my blood does when it gets exposed to air, I'm saying why are you using 5 dollar words to sound smarter than you are?

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    coagulate because American power is a dangerous blood clot that will give the world a stroke death if it isn't dissolved

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Your replies are so on point I'm saving this comment thread. This also really opened my eyes to the narrow mindedness of others. Sometimes broader historical knowledge is necessary to understand present day conditions.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    well i'm glad. i do my best to maintain an empathetic approach while also speaking the truth into the world my government wants to kill. this thread has been more mentally taxing than i would have preferred, but i keep reminding myself that it still connected with at least a few people even if all the comments are saying i'm in denial about that very same government's core nature and trying to deflect blame from it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I can't imagine seeing the word coagulate and having it stand out as "intellectual". I thought you did an excellent job of explaining a complex subject that is usually riddled with actual "five dollar words", in a digestible way.

    It's very thoughtful of you to keep responding to the angry folks dragging their clubs on the ground. Thank you for the labor. Good luck in your battles.

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