To anyone that has ever been on the receiving end in a verbally (and even physically) abusive relationship (personal or professional), the mannerisms, verbiage, and patterns, of Trump and Vance are all too obvious and familiar.
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Which is why every new headline was like a sinking stomach feeling for me. I’m getting numb to it now- the taking it as a gut punch, anger and action will heal us.
Empire’s demand for obedience through a form of *abusive gratitude*, bypassing the well-being of the parties in question, is in line with how oppressor’s wield power through *conditional transactions*.
For Empire, every interaction is a transaction with a cost.
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Thank you for expressing this so beautifully.
For Empire, every interaction is a transaction with a cost.