luka
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so I just watched the vid and I gotta say....I find it somewhat hilarious how this got very little to do with "decolonising science" , this has got all to do with social control and dominance. That whole "safe space" is a mental-wank-space and nothing much else. That one guy not agreeing with the obvious consensus is being silenced by accusing him not to comply to the rules of this "progressive space", and not bc of the actual things he said (or was trying, as soon as it was clear he wouldn't go along the "decolonised science" dogma the uproar started).
first of all id like to point out that 'firefinga' is from austria and history has taught us where that tends to lead. secondly i find it alarming how gormlessly normative dissensus has become over the years. both you and tea are well aware of how certain voices tend to dominante discussion and how that dominance is no reflection of what they have to contribute. a quick mind is usually a shallow mind.
constructing spaces that work to let other voices be heard is an excellent and overdue idea. women do get talked over constantly. its a fact. introverts get talked over constantly. or cant bring themselves to even raise their voices to the pitch necessary to be heard. if youd been paying attention youd know these things. the bullies argument is always that life is tough toughen up princess and theyre right in that bullies rule life and make it a game of brutal competition domination and submission. agreeing to play by their rules is stupid and unnecessary. it plays into their hands.