A dystopia is a society of people who endure harsh suffering from their oppressors, while still fighting for their liberation either passively or actively. What I mean by this is, those living in a dystopian society are often always looking for a way out so they can be free from Continue reading
I would align myself to be a utopian thinker. I strongly believe that political order could be run better. Unlike anti-anti utopians who may believe this, but don’t take any action or think of a way to fix it. In America, our biggest political and social issues coexist with one Continue reading
One way that panopticism is been embedded in our society, is within the jobs. Typically, in a job setting, you have an employee who does all of the tasks to their best ability. No matter if they are being watched, this type of employee is always going to be doing Continue reading
Is climate change oppression? For us to be able to understand and give a thorough answer, we first must answer a few questions. What is climate change? “long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns?” With the occurrence of climate change, the long-lasting effects will be detrimental to humankind and the Continue reading
I believe all the faces of oppression Young discusses exist here in America. The one I will choose to focus on is “Cultural Imperialism”. Young’s explanation for cultural imperialism is “taking the culture of the ruling class and establishing it as the norm.” In our society, white people are the Continue reading
Dystopia is the reality of a black person living in America. Although dystopia is an imagined world, the way the American systematics works against blacks acts as dystopian. The life of a black person is a real-life dystopia because to wake up black in America is to wake up living Continue reading
