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8% complete! TakeV has read 1 of 12 books.
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"The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism--now fully revised and updated. Walk into …
Indeed, if there is one thing that might suggest there has been a positive change in race relations in the twenty-first century, it might be the election of Barack Obama in 2008.
— Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum (4%)
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
"The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism--now fully revised and updated. Walk into any racially mixed high school …
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TakeV commented on Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Taking a break for now.
TakeV quoted Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Content warning Incarceration horrors
EM has also expanded to entangle people who have not been accused of any crimes, including immigrants.
— Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander, Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law (12%)
TakeV commented on Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Content warning Incarceration horrors
Uh oh. Electronic monitoring basically shot up after activists gained ground on getting rid of bail, or at least bail reform.
Systemic issues are like a goddamn hydra.
TakeV quoted Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Content warning Incarceration horrors
Most of us have, at some point in our lives, committed an act that could be considered a crime, but most such acts go unnoticed. When you’re being constantly watched, however, smoking a joint or even failing to buckle your seatbelt could swell your criminal record and inch you closer to the prison gates.
— Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander, Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law (11%)
American specific perspective, but: kinda seems like being on the monitoring system is defacto waving away your 5th amendment rights?
Like, not the same, but one of the reasons you should always keep silent is so you do not actually confess to a separate crime that you were not aware of. Also why you do not talk to cops.
Wait, do prisoners still have their 5th amendment rights?
TakeV quoted Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Content warning Incarceration horrors
Wary of activating the monitor, many house arrestees begin mentally policing themselves, frightened of stepping out of bounds. “Persons watched become active ‘partners’ in their own monitoring,” probation commissioner Ronald Corbett and social studies scholar Gary T. Marx warned in 1991 as the practice of monitoring began to increase around the country. “The home is opened up as never before.”
— Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander, Maya Schenwar, Victoria Law (11%)
Yeah, we are about to go full Foucault.
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@ember Good book, eh? :3
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Ember Hearth rated How to Blow up a Pipeline: 5 stars
How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
Why resisting climate change means combatting the fossil fuel industry
The science on climate change has been clear for a …
TakeV started reading Prison by Any Other Name by Michelle Alexander
Started on recommendation by dragon when talking about about restorative justice and transformational justice.
TakeV rated How to Blow up a Pipeline: 4 stars
TakeV finished reading How to Blow up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
As others stated, the book would probably be better named "Why to Blow Up a Pipeline".
Still, very good. Goes into detail about different forms of praxis in terms of violence. It emphasizes that direct violence to people should not be done, but explicitly advocates for sabotage of the fossil fuel industry and luxuries. I liked how it also noted that violent praxis, when paired with pacifistic praxis, could be an effective way to make the less violent praxis more palatable. Like the carrot and the stick. Most importantly, in my eyes, it dedicates time to show how climate doomerism makes very little sense, and why it must be avoided.