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A quotation from Thoreau

I wish my countrymen to consider, that whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can ever commit the least act of injustice against the obscurest individual, without having to pay the penalty for it. A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length even become the laughing-stock of the world.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Speech (1854-07-04), “Slavery in Massachusetts,” Anti-Slavery Celebration, Framingham, Massachusetts

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

Day 12: in this brilliant talk Dasa Bombjakova describes #moadjo, the #BaYaka theatre of #ridicule run by older #women if some man misbehaves!

'this lecture portrays the role of ridicule and other powerful levelling mechanisms in learning about the normative world of this gender-egalitarian BaYaka hunting and gathering society. How do you teach norms to children in this specific cultural context? What this has to do with the Colin Turnbull’s concept of noise? Dasa Bombjakova will address these questions and raise some tips on future research on norms in an egalitarian hunter-gatherer context.'

#13daysofXmas #RAGtoptalks
#egalitarianism #gender #laughter #IndigenousCosmology #levelling

vimeo.com/714542452

"As Trump and his running mate, the Ohio senator JD Vance, face #ridicule from Democrats and supporters of Kamala Harris for being #weird in their beliefs and policies, particularly about gender and women’s rights, some in Trumpworld have complained, saying such attacks distract from a proper contest of political ideas.

'Rule 5: Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. There is no defense'."

theguardian.com/us-news/articl

The Guardian · Trump mocked Arizona disciple Kari Lake for election fraud fervor, book saysBy Martin Pengelly