The public psyche is constructed in education, so from childhood in for the past 180 years we have been instructed to recognise everything that falls outside of whiteness as supernatural & magical. So when yt ppl do something "ethnic" we recognise them as magicians 1/
This comes from eugenics & theories of man where race is naturalised & based on/by "evolution". This is still taught in Euro-American schools. So at large is still believed that non white = magical, primitive, infantile etc. Your avg person constructs their existence on this 2/
It don't matter how much "discourse" we do on socials or organising, our own parents be likely to tap at the sound of the yt flute, for example. So what now? We should be mindful of how we explain certain situations (like krug or yt choco) 3/
In Capitalist imperialism, those closer to the centre of power don't have any life incentive to become anything but the representation of their capital. The boundaries of that power is constructed by Othering. This maintains the divisions between centre and margins. 4/
This is why as soon as you peel away the layers of indoctrination & appropriation, what we now call yt society & their chosen ancestors (Romans & Greeks), it's a fairly undeveloped civilization to this day. But in capitalism culture/development doesn't matter 5/
In capitalism, social political & economical capital is the only "humane" value & identifier. And the biggest capital is humanity. So to have enough capital "to embody other humanities" is a symptom of capitalism. So what now? 6/
To be forced to live outside of the centre of power, despite the struggle, it can also be a step closer to freedom. There is possibility to discover, create ways to experience, embrace & archive our voices & traditions in ways that no capital will ever access to. 7/
This is why "inspiration" is absolutely key. By trying to use our current privilege to create a honest loving condition for ourselves, we increment our own possibility to open doors/visions/possibilities for others. There is more to capitalism, we just need to keep showing up.
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