These are general posts that don’t fit into other categories.
My Point of View I believe that climate change can be a form of oppression because of how marginalized, undeserved and poor communities are treated when they are stuck by a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, drought etc. Many people in these communities do not have the resources Continue reading
Freud’s premise that any form of government is inherently repressive of human nature is a provocative statement. While it is true that governments, by their very nature, exercise power and impose certain limitations on individuals, it is overly simplistic to conclude that all forms of governance are fundamentally oppressive to Continue reading
A democracy would, in my opinion, be the kind of government that is least dystopian. A democracy enables the populace of the nation or community to select the leaders they desire. This makes it possible for the populace to have fair representation and stops power abuse. The people have the Continue reading
Climate change caused by the actions of humans is oppression. Of the Five Faces of Oppression, this would be categorized under powerlessness. It is an undeniable fact that corporations cause climate change. While we should all be conscious of our actions and do our best to be sustainable and care Continue reading
A dystopia is a type of society that is bad, both in terms of its structure and its people. It’s an imagined world where people are dehumanized and have no control over their lives. In terms of dystopia, I think of anarchic societies where there is no law and nobody Continue reading
To me a dystopian society is just that, the opposite of a utopian society adding to more of that “dys’ ‘ also just means bad so I think bad society, unorganized dysfunctional and everything in between. Dystopia means “an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful Continue reading
If I understood the essay right I want to say I am an anti-anti-utopian thinker. I chose this way of thinking because even in the previous blog post we did describing our perfect utopia, I needed ways to make it that way. I didn’t blindly go in thinking I would Continue reading
I think my personal utopia would be a society where there is little to no struggle. When I say this I mean, I think struggle can be good to keep people humble in a way. Although in my utopia the struggle wouldn’t be as harsh as struggles today, I feel Continue reading
A dystopia is an imagined society that constructs the society’s foundation by utilizing contemporary problems and fears that exist within our own reality. These intentionally highlighted disturbances within our society are a common aspect of a dystopia which it purposefully exaggerates them in unrealistic way to that either eliminates it or Continue reading
Due to my exposure to the dystopian genre, which was through young adult novels, fiction movies, and short films, I believed that these media were merely fiction works meant to entertain. However, once taking the time to fully analyze the media I was consuming and to grasp what was happening Continue reading
