seat at the table
from google: a position as a member of a group that makes decisions
such an unsettling phrase.. as it never means legit voice.. or non hierarchical listening .. or..
we always make it sound so inclusive/equitable/whatever.. but what it means is that an agenda has already been set.. (which is enough in itself to be a huge red flag).. and it means those at the table get to play along with the finite set of choices *they (the agenda makers and pickers of people to sit at table) have decided matter.. (it’s always about spinach or rock ness.. not legit voice/listening).. in order to make some decisions.. that again have been pre set .. either by that *they or even by some societal/institutional system/structure
decision making is unmooring us.. we need to let go of tables and fake voices and any form of democratic admin.. and any form of m\a\p
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adding page while re re reading michael hardt and antonio negri‘s declaration:
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The majority, then, becomes not a homogeneous unit or even a body of agreement but a concatenation of differences.
minorities are protected therefore, not be being separated but by being *empowered to participate in the process
oi.. *seat at the table ness
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be you. 