Who Is Betty Reardon?

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Melanie Cabral J. Konyari HZT4U1-02 22 March 2024 Betty Reardon Essay Questions and Connections Reardon’s distinctive conceptualization of the various political and philosophical concepts mentioned in her piece is highly relevant to not only the subject matter of the essay, but to social philosophy in general. To Reardon, the war system refers to society’s long-standing and default competitive social order, founded on authoritarian principles, involving top-down control, and can be represented by the hierarchical shape of a triangle. This system is held in place by coercive force, which includes both violent and ideological force. Reardon defines militarism/militarization as the belief system, or ideology, that provides justification for the maintenance of a state …show more content…
Therefore, Palestinians have been empowered to recognize their value, and have been liberated from the Israeli government’s ideology and propaganda that justifies genocide, causing Hamas, as a social movement, to be indefeatable. I would also like to bring the charity organization, CODEPINK, into conversation with Reardon’s ideas as well as the conflict in Palestine. CODEPINK’s thoughts on the Israeli-Palestine conflict overlap with Reardon’s thoughts on transcending polarization and creating a peaceful, feminist future. Referencing the following quote from the CODEPINK website: CODEPINK recognizes Palestinians as the rightful owners and caretakers of Palestine, their indigenous homeland. We support Palestinians’ right to resist the violent Israeli occupation of Palestine. We are committed to supporting Palestinian liberation from abroad, using the demands of Palestinians as our guideline for organizing, and we endorse the BDS movement. Our priority at CODEPINK is to educate and empower our audience to take action for
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