Mingus

"The myth of independence being of course, that somehow we can and should be able to do everything on our own without any help from anyone.  This requires such a high level of privilege and even then, it is still a myth.  Whose oppression and exploitation must exist for your “independence?”

Mia Mingus

"Interdependency is not just me “dependent on you.”  It is not you, the benevolent oppressor, deciding to “help” me.  It is not just me who should be grateful for whatever I can get.  (And we can think about this as it relates to service provision, as it relates to political organizing, right?)

Interdependency is both “you and I” and “we.”  It is solidarity, in the best sense of the word.  It is inscribing community on our skin over and over and over again.  It is truly moving together in an oppressive world towards liberation and refusing to let the personal be a scapegoat for the political."

Mia Mingus