Alternatives failing to address structures of domination cannot achieve abolition
Evidence
Alternatives that fail to address racism, male dominance, homophobia, class bias, and other structures of domination will not, in the final analysis, lead to decarceration and will not advance the goal of abolition. — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 286
Categorization
- XREF: Mirrors intersectional analysis frames from Black feminism. — connects to: Abolition requires a continuum of alternatives, not prisonlike substitutes — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 284; Power cannot self-realize but depends on societal-structural conditions for legitimacy; Voluntary agreement is impossible between parties of unequal power (+7 more)
Related
- Abolition requires a continuum of alternatives, not prisonlike substitutes (similarity 0.84)
- Reform-centered frameworks marginalize decarceration strategies (similarity 0.78)