Contradictions of the State
April 3rd, 2020 | Published in General
By Story
4/2/20
The Declaration of Independence says that human beings have the right to overthrow or alter the government if their rights are infringed upon.
Yet, the citizens of this despicable nation have gotten into positions of power to destroy such a right by so-called laws
Such a contradiction is that of the state
“Here we see the essence of the state: it can kill, but it cannot give life. As the concentration of political legitimacy and coercive force, it can do harm, but it cannot establish the kind of positive freedom that individuals experience when they are grounded in mutually supportive communities. It cannot create the kind of solidarity that gives rise to harmony between people. What we use the state to do to others, others can use the state to do to us—as Robespierre experienced—but no one can use the coercive apparatus of the state for the cause of liberation.”
The State knew that a virus would spread
Yet, in the face of human beings they spit in our faces
These institutions were built on the killing and slaughtering of minorities deemed “useless”
These acts never seem to cease
“CHILDHOOD SHAME/INTERNAL BLAME
THIS MESS BORE A COMPLEX PAIN
WE LIVE AND DIE/AGAINST THE GRAIN
FOR OURSELVES WE LIVE
WITH PRIDE”
- G.L.O.S.S., We Live
Love is necessary when we see institutions of domination unmasked
Dismantle the notion that fascism’s hold is justified
We have community for a reason and a history of it yet to be taught….
We are living within one of the unfathomable chapters of our stories
So let’s make a mark on our books:
Educate
Unionize
Fight
&
Strike
w/ love, mutual aid, and rage!