Not the Only One

There must be action, and there must be change. It doesn’t stop with a no vote from the Australian people. In fact, this is where the fire is burning for many of our communities. We rise. The no result wasn’t due to a progressive no. It was due to a nation not prepared to face the truth.

In 2023 “men have been quoted 3.7 times more frequently than women in the news about AI in English-speaking nations.” “4% of news stories on science, technology, funding discoveries centered around women.”"" / X

Happy New Year! As we go into 2024, remember that the purpose of a system is what it does, and that we won't solve systemic failures by punishing individuals. And that, in the US, the underlying reason for policy is usually racism.

I once had a woman friend (white, from Arkansas) who was in most ways a very thoughtful and considerate person. She supported things like BLM and was very comfortable claiming she wasn't a racist. And in most aspects, she did seem that way. Then one day she emailed me, very upset that a black woman had told her the regardless of what she did or how she acted, she benefited from white privilege and she was PISSED. I tried explaining to her that no matter what she did,

You can't just claim this language like you've been in the trenches since John Brown. You can't just use this language because its sexy, au courant, whatever. It's the kind of racist opportunism that is really a kind of literary settler neocolonialism.

Some of the grey area ways low income ppl survive are already policed and criminalised. By focusing police on poor people, Victoria is ensuring they will be brutalised