Cultures of War ☠️ vs Cultures of Care ❤️‍🔥

What are Cultures of War?

Cultures of War refers to imperialist culture norms.

This is the decaying paradigm.

a paradigm rooted in scarcity.

in fear, control, and domination.

deception. manipulation. and destruction ☠️

What are Cultures of Care?

Cultures of Care refers to culture norms rooted in peace 🕊️

This is the future.

a paradigm rooted in abundance 🌈

where love overpowers fear in the beliefs we hold and actions we take ❤️‍🔥

Below are general characteristics of each paradigm.

May it serve as a guiding compass 💜

Later on, we’ll take a look at internalized imperialism (culture of war) through an intersectional lens:

• Relationship w self

• Relationship w others

• Non-monogamous dynamics

• Navigating conflict

• Sex

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Cultures of War

• domination

  • competition

  • deception

  • manipulation

• urgency

• black & white thinking

  • binaries

• linearity

  • rigid, brittle, stagnant

  • for ex:

    • capitalism expects non-stop linear growth, defying the laws of nature

      • winter

        • low energy

        • rest, regeneration 😴

      • spring

        • increasing energy

        • sprouting 🌱

      • summer

        • peak energy

        • blossoming 🌺

      • fall

        • decreasing energy

        • decaying 🍂

    • capitalism is an endless summer ☀️🥵

• extraction

  • disposability

  • non-stop linear growth

• materialism

  • negating/invalidating existence outside of the physical material realm

• control

  • shame

• individualism

  • ownership

• motivated by fear

  • beliefs, thoughts, actions

• objectivity

  • assuming reality is one dimensional

    • that there’s one truth

    • a “right” or a “wrong” way to exist, think, act

• uniformity

  • commodification

• grayscale expression

• scarcity

  • not enough-ness

    • “not enough love”

    • “not enough material resources”

    • “not enough time”

    • etc.

Cultures of Care

• collaboration

  • consent

  • respect

  • honesty

• patience

  • moving at the speed of trust

• holding nuance

  • honoring multiple realities

• circular

  • fluidity 🌊🌊🌊

  • ever-changing

    • impermanence

• reciprocity

  • sustainability

  • symbiotic exchange

  • balance

  • respect

• multidimensionality

  • acknowledging multiple realms of existence

  • spirituality

  • non-linear time

• acceptance

  • compassion

• interdependence

  • non-attachment

  • stewardship

• motivated by love

  • beliefs, thoughts, actions

• curiosity

  • refraining from assumptions

  • acknowledging multiple truths

  • that two people can have a unique experience of the exact same event

• diversity

• colorful expression

• abundance

  • enough-ness

  • satisfaction from the little things

    • not needing to grasp for more