<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">the phrase is "look beyond the scientific discourse centered on a panicking West". Mbembe is not a luddite, but rather centers his critique of the institutions of science. the ideals are lovely, but in this crisis we see colonial, capitalist, and nationalist divides everywhere. Why is everyone using different tests for COVID-19? because ownership of those tests and patents is valuable. why is there a shortage of ventilators in the US? because the manufacturers of them sabotaged attempts to build a strategic reserve of them in the past, and made repair difficult. and on and on. </font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">we can't expect science to save us on it's own, because it's dependent on the institutions that fund and shape it, it isn't a neutral force. mbembe's argument is that many of the crises we're seeing have happened before in predatory crises in Africa (like holding AIDS drugs over the heads of poor Africans with no choice but to pay) and we should learn from that. </font></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 7:04 AM Enrique <<a href="mailto:quique251@disroot.org">quique251@disroot.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Hello :)<br>
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<p>The spanish translation it's not very good (ser/estar), and it
also uses the "x" as a "gender neutral" equivalent, wich is
something that makes the text difficult to read, and it's also not
needed, as the languaje already has a correct form for this.</p>
<p>As for the text itself...</p>
<p>I think the criticism of science is not fair. The scientifics are
normal people, and they also live in our current capitalistic
world, so it's inevitable that some bias passes trough. But they
are also victims of the system, so the phrase "Scientific research
knows only borders" it's at least very uninformed. I work in a
research facility, and the number of languajes you can hear on a
daily basis is very wide. In 10 years working there, I've met
people from the 5 continents (majority of europeans, of course).
The borders are imposed on science, it's not something they do
because the want to.</p>
<p>Also, I find the the last paragrahp disturbing. What I'm reading
there, and correct me if I'm wrong, its basically a luddite
manifesto. Yes, our current system is broken beyond repair, and we
are facing a climate catastrophe caused by capitalism. But going
back technologically and scientifically is not the answer. Science
and technology don't mandate society's course, they follow it. I
think this is missing who is the real enemy here.</p>
<p>Best regards.<br>
Enrique<br>
</p>
<div>El 31/3/20 a las 10:45, hellekin
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<pre>Hackerspaces are mentioned briefly in this firebrand text, on the
forefront of self-organizing production of alternate DIY medical supplies.
<a href="https://ps.zoethical.org/t/yet-we-were-feminists/3477" target="_blank">https://ps.zoethical.org/t/yet-we-were-feminists/3477</a>
Also available in Spanish at
<a href="https://ps.zoethical.org/t/ya-estabamos-feministas/3478" target="_blank">https://ps.zoethical.org/t/ya-estabamos-feministas/3478</a>
(Please, if it's your native language, help check the translation
against the French original below)
<a href="https://ps.zoethical.org/t/pourtant-nous-etions-feministes/3476" target="_blank">https://ps.zoethical.org/t/pourtant-nous-etions-feministes/3476</a>
The author is Cced. Spread widely like the coronavirus!
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