Well, it depends on how you view it. Defining it as "oppression" seems to me that it implies you're agreeing with the idea that consciousness is equivalent to "

Well, it depends on how you view it. Defining it as "oppression" seems to me that it implies you're agreeing with the idea that consciousness is equivalent to "being able to be oppressed." I think it's a complex issue and I don't have a firm opinion on it.