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“-I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out.”

why is it that power over someone else & their body brings out the absolute worst in people. it’s hard to have faith in humanity. all of these active participates in these atrocities against other people & THIS WASN’T EVEN THAT LONG AGO all things considered. (he died 1895 so 4-5 generations ago.. so your great grandparents / their parents?). i’m stressed

trying to keep them uneducated is so disturbing.

the “mush” being put into big wooden trays to be eaten like pigs is so dehumanizing that’s so sad