Conversation
Amps
AppleAmps
USpol, unimportant semantics
Show content
I see a lot of people using the term "kidnap" to refer to their government systematically grabbing people off the street and taking them to clandestine detention facilities with seemingly no pretense, and like, that's fine! That's what the word means!
But from a Latin American perspective it's kinda weird to me because I feel like it makes it seem really individualistic? Like, when someone says kidnapping the immediate cultural connotation is a creepy guy in a white van, not the entire force of the state systematically depriving people of their basic freedoms. This is why I prefer the term that most human rights agencies in latam use for this kind of stuff, that being "disappeared", it implies a larger power dynamic than random individuals doing violence on other random individuals.
Everyone's free to use whatever term they want of course, I just thought it was interesting how the phrasing shifts depending on region.
But from a Latin American perspective it's kinda weird to me because I feel like it makes it seem really individualistic? Like, when someone says kidnapping the immediate cultural connotation is a creepy guy in a white van, not the entire force of the state systematically depriving people of their basic freedoms. This is why I prefer the term that most human rights agencies in latam use for this kind of stuff, that being "disappeared", it implies a larger power dynamic than random individuals doing violence on other random individuals.
Everyone's free to use whatever term they want of course, I just thought it was interesting how the phrasing shifts depending on region.
1
2
2
About Coral Castle
coral castle
welcome to coral castle, a chill community sailing on the fediverse. we strive to be a safe, left-leaning, queer-friendly, communitarian space for all kinds of folk. before joining, make sure to read our community guidelines.
community guidelines
- you must be over 14 years old to join. coral castle's servers are hosted in chile, and under article 19,628 of the laws of chile, we are unauthorized to collect data from people under 14.
- do not spam or raid. the fediverse is not your space to intoxicate.
- nsfw/nsfl content must be marked as sensitive. coral castle is built to be used as a casual instance, and as such should be accessible anywhere.
- hate speech, paraphilia, and harassment will get you banned. having basic human decency is key anywhere. whether it is in real life or on the internet, don't be a jerk.
- keep things legal. this includes pirated content, since we want to keep a good relationship across fediverse servers. posting CSAM is strictly forbidden and will result in legal action.
moderation policies
the sanctions for local users will be relative to the gravity of their infringements, varying from simply deleting the offending material, to warning the user through a three-strike system, to immediately banning the offending user.
if you're an instance administrator and you think your instance was sanctioned by mistake, feel free to appeal by emailing me at lux@nixgoat.me
special thanks
to our donators, for helping keep this instance up:
also, to the following organizations: