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Consent (an angry note for fellow anarchists) [OC] (hexmhell.writeas.com)
submitted 3 days ago by hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net to c/anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I posted this to Mastodon a while back, but I'm realizing I should probably drop this here too.

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[–] lookingforanALFpolycule@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Epstein class of political operators and oligarchs cannot exist in a consentual world, so how could they possibly understand the concept of consent when it comes to children? For them, everyone is an object through which they express their power. Consent is a function of agency, and objects can't have agency. So they can't possibly comprehend the existence consent or understand how it works.

Of course they can, they just don’t care. The same way (You) can understand an animal is not an object while simultaneously abusing your power over them and causing them to be put in camps, gas chambers and other slaughterhouses. Because (You) don’t care.

[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The quote says that [abusive billionaires] can't exist in a consensual world. That is, billionaires can only exist in a system where they are given tools of coercion. So you're either saying that objectifying animals is not coercive, or that billionaires could exist without coercion. Your language indicates that you don't agree with the former, but there's nothing in your message that contradicts the later.

I can't parse what you're saying.

[–] lookingforanALFpolycule@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was just frustrated with this depiction of the magical billionaire that just can’t change. Of course they can change. Give them a reason to.

[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Billionaire is a role. That's different from a specific person. People can change. Roles, like this, cannot change. The role of billionaire is not something that can exist in a consensual world because the role of billionaire can only manifestat through coercion.