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“Here lies the total abstraction and the source of all domination: in the breakdown of the dual relation. The strategy of domination is, indeed, to ensure that, through all the techniques of communication, through inescapable, streaming information, there can no longer be any response. It is a domination by signs empty of meaning. But, on the other side, there is an equal indifference and blank resistance.”

Book:The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact

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The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact

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Jean Baudrillard

Jean Baudrillard was a French philosopher known for his critical studies on consumerism, media, and semiotics. His theories have had a profound impact on postmodernism and cultural studies. more

“Sonnet of Breath The heart holds a breath, A breath that is indivisible. Yet we rarely take it in, For we are raised as vegetable. We are seeking joy here and there, Yet there's an ocean of it within us. It's a joy that comes alive when we care, At the sight of selfishness it disappears. Intimacy breeds stability and serenity, But not the one that thrives on body. Intimacy that's chaste and unifying, Manifests only in innocent amity. Human mind is the source of all ascension. We are the origin of all civilized creation.”

Happiness Acceptance Poem Diversity Caring Oneness Indifference Civilized Inclusion Sonnet

Book:When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation

Source: When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation

“I'm no expert, but in my limited experience, women aren't born women. They start out as girls. And every girl, from the moment they can dream, imagines the rescue. The knight. The castle. Life in a fairy tale. If you don't believe me, watch boys and girls on a playground. No one teaches us to do this. The kid in us actually believes in things that are too good to be true. Before life convinces us we can't and they're not. Then life kicks in. Boys become men. Girls become women. For any number of reasons we are wounded and, sadly, wounded people wound people. So many of us grow into doubting, hopeless, callous adults protecting hardened hearts. Medicating the pain. Life isn't what we imagined. Nor are we. And we didn't start out trying to get there. Far from it. But it's who we've become. One day we turn around, and what we once dreamed or hoped is a distant echo. We've forgotten what it sounded like. Once pure and unadulterated, the voice of hope is now muted by all the stuff we've crammed on top of it. And we're okay with that. For some illogical reason, we stand atop the mine shaft of ourselves, shoving stuff into the pipe that is us, telling our very soul, 'Shut up. Not another word.' Why? Because the cry of our heart hurts when unanswered. And the longer it remains unanswered, the deeper the hurt. In self-protection we inhale resignation and exhale indifference. [Murphy Shepherd]”

Growing Up Indifference Resignation Disillusionment Self Protection Woundedness Being Wounded

Book:The Letter Keeper

Source: The Letter Keeper

“ক্লাশভর্তি উজ্জ্বল সন্তান, ওরা জুড়ে দেবে ফুলস্কেফ সমস্ত কাগজ! আমি বাজে ছেলে, আমি লাষ্ট বেঞ্চি, আমি পারবো না!”

Indifference Indifferent Carelessness

Book:আবুল হাসানের শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা

Source: আবুল হাসানের শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা