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Can you explain dialects of power? There seem to be a lot of unrelated topics that use the same terminology.

• meowkit 4y ago
  Not OP, but dialectics not dialects. Here's how I interpret it: The phrase dialectics of power is framing the concept that a lot of a political discourse is centered around arguments of who has power, and who doesn't. Its superficial arguing. "Oh no, X has won the house that means the future of Y is in peril!" instead of discussion around why X won the house or why idea Y is something we want in our future. Much of this line of thinking is about making sweeping assumptions about policies, and what groups of people/political organizations believe and support.
  • mancerayder 4y ago
    Talking in the context of power relations seems inherently combative a form of discourse. If you feel you're up against someone with a differing viewpoint on a topic and it's so because of their different power vantage, you are going to what: either fight argumentatively or lecture to the person in front of you that they're naughty and need to see it. It doesn't seem productive.
• rgrieselhuber 4y ago
  As it plays out in the US, the discussions are framed in terms of two-sided issues, where the only real option is to choose one of those sides: Republican vs. Democrat, Capitalism vs. Socialism, Pro-Vax vs. Anti-Vax, etc. It's almost taboo to suggest that these enforced dichotomies aren't really helping anyone but that they do seem remarkably well-suited to preserving the status quo.