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fist / assimilation

from s​/​t by Group 11

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I. fist / assimilation
work, as a social function, serves many purposes, but one of the most relevant is the purpose of exhaustion. can one really muster the energy to revolt or even question the power structures they live within, if they are too busy, too tired, and too numb?
those most vulnerable to this exhaustion are the stigmatized, downtrodden, and oppressed segments of populations; among others, queer people, trans people, and people of color.

the sheer amount of bigotry and hatred we face, manifested through a thousand small blows on a day to day basis, wears us down to a point at which mere survival, let alone resistance, is too much of a burden to carry. many choose to make their best effort to assimilate in order to partially mitigate this exhaustion, but such choices will always leave the rest of us in the same pain while only slightly alleviating that of the assimilationist,
. in combination with the absurd expectations of productivity that are placed on us, expectations that we must fulfill to survive in a work-or-die culture of endless production, these oppressions wear us down to dust each day. in order to be truly liberated, then, the institution of work must be destroyed.

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low blows
cigarette burns
reaching down to my toes
they never learn;
fair trade doesnt exist
they took my head but i didnt get shit
now they're burying me in a pit
and all thats left above is my fist

you chose them over me
assimilation over being free

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from s​/​t, released May 21, 2015

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