History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more recent history. It matters because if we can't we will never be able to face the… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“The system of patriarchy is a historic construct; it has a beginning; it will have an end. Its time seems to have nearly run its course—it no longer serves the needs of men or women and in its inextricable linkage… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
Being rational - along with being clear and honest - are important if we are to create the needed shift in fundamental thinking necessary… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“Without (hetero)sexual abuse, (hetero)sexual harassment and the (hetero)sexualization of every aspect of female bodies and behaviors, there would not be patriarchy, and whatever other… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
People are people, and grief that is limited to those within a specific political boundary denies the humanity of others. — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
The way we are educated and entertained keep us from knowing about or understanding the pain of others. — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“It may be that in the long run, patriarchy has not been a successful adaptation and will lead to the extinction of the species.… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“Complex systems produce complicated results, and still there are identifiable patterns: Patriarchy is a system that delivers material benefits to men—unequally depending on men’s… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
We're all in the race game, so to speak, either consciously or unconsciously. We can overtly support white-supremacist racial projects. We can reject white… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“The radical feminists I have worked with do not limit their critique to patriarchy. To emphasize the radical potential of radical feminism: Beyond the… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
Simply put: Thanksgiving is the day when the dominant white culture (and, sadly, most of the rest of the non-white but non-indigenous population) celebrates… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
“To deconstruct a concept is to analyze it in a way which reveals its construction—both in the temporal sense of its birth and development… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
