We Do This 'Til We Free Us: The Punishment System — Safety, Power, and Accountability

Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.This episode explores We Do This 'Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba as a systems-level analysis of the prison-industrial complex and the institutional logic of punishment.The discussion examines how incentive structures, political institutions, and cultural assumptions about justice interact to shape policing, prisons, accountability, and social control. The analysis focuses on persistence mechanisms, feedback loops, and the distinction between punishment and responsibility.📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/mLH3pxrKBOA❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/CrisisinPerception/posts/we-do-this-til-161365348?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkIf these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible.If you value systems-level analysis like this, please follow, rate, and share the project.This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.