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reading "prison by any other name" bc the abolitionist dsa reading group is doing it and its literally just a worse discipline and punish. i mean i guess its phrased easier and has more up to date data and language but meh zz the way they make the args annoy me
idk why tho i get very irked by the sorta nondenomenational anti-capitalist progressives esp bc they have no vision for future
"Instead, the entire system must be ended and
replaced with resources and supports that genuinely meet people’s needs, as well as strategies that effectively address and reduce harm and violence."
and then the further solutions are never mentioned whatsoever.
I think im able to be more charitable to theory bc its more philosophy minded and i can grapple with principles rather than with more hard data stuff, which makes me go policy mode. And yeah sure plenty of theory stuff struggles with this problem, and thats an issue too
but like when i get convinced of principles of a thing im still like ok cool now what and then the real interesting stuff begins like how do you design institutions that actually do this thing you want
which is why im so interested in alternatives to school and relationship anarchy like theres some actionable stuff you can do, its just really annoying to have people that are so smug and confident that are convinced by principles not pay any attention to how
that will look. "local communities should decide for their conditions" is not good enough. propose a model, do the hard work. if activism and agitation is your thing then fine i guess but it feels so odd to be so committed to a thing when you have no vision.
and yes yes yes foucault i hear you you risk reinstituting the same relationships of power and domination in new ways but the alternative is to agitate for nothing and then get disappointed when the state doesn't comply with your immaterial demands