
Episode #107 ... Simone De Beauvoir pt .3 - Responsibility
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Ethical obligation to combat oppression
The interdependence between individuals explains why oppression is possible and hateful, as one's freedom relies on others shaping the future. Oppressors prevent others from participating in constructive movements, turning them into things and cutting them off from the future. It is an ethical obligation to will one's freedom and the freedom of others, and to resist oppression, as oppression is often framed as the natural order of things by the oppressors.
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