Oppression, like many things, is a spectrum. There are a few people who exist at the extremes-- either free from any persecution or, on the other extreme, persecuted from every possible angle. But all too often we don't discuss the rest of the spectrum in the middle, where the relationships between oppressor and oppressed blur, become tangled, and, in their bewildering complexities, reveal a great deal about a society's true self. It is easy-- especially when attempting to make a case for one specific people-- to focus on the surface level of their immediate reality. But it is far more important to take the time and energy to delve deeper, into the tangle, where you can learn the whole truth.

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