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A page, sub 4, Action/Activism 3

October 22, 2025
[R]adical feminism is central to challenging the larger problem of hierarchy and the domination/subordination dynamics…While not sufficient by itself, the end of patriarchy is a necessary condition for liberation more...
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A page, sub 1 Abuse 4

October 22, 2025
Abusers retain positions of influence because they are often more aligned with institutional norms than are those who complain.. Abuse is supported by processes that punish those who speak out,...
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C page, sub 11 Culture 7

October 22, 2025
I also acquired new abrasions from the institution of American motherhood [substitute “Buddhism”]: fresh ideas about what I lacked and new reasons for self-denial, shame, and self-effacement…I found myself patrolling...
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C page, sub 4, Comm of dHARMa 5

October 22, 2025
[T]he purported authority of the crowd, what psychologists sometimes call ‘normalizing’ effect of multiple voices [is] one reason why it’s significant that many examples of gaslighting involve multiple gaslighters. The...
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C page, sub 1, centering survivors 5

October 22, 2025
The stigma of victimhood is a timeworn tool of oppressive powers to gaslight the people they subjugate into believing that by naming their disempowerment they are being dramatic, whining, attention-grabbing,...
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