Moving at the Speed of Trust: An Interview with Yazan Khalili

 governance by debt

Two structures of law were being set in place...
Funding, in this case, plays a major role in establishing the grey zone outside of the legal framework.

documenta 15... After that, German civil society capitulated. Civil society, it turns out, has no backbone, because it has no ability to resist state oppression weaponising the cultural funding it monopolises.
But when these cases of censorship are taken to the courts to fight the state’s repression, these cases usually win. (*la ley sigue en pie como herramienta)

As Palestinians, we have been living under these kind of acrobatic languages for decades.
whoever controls the platform controls the meaning.
In opposing this system, we lack platform power
It’s possible to say the most wrong things in the most elaborate ways now. We’ve lost the basis of truth and facts. 

collectivising debt based on trust can create meaningful social relations
In many ways, re-establishing trust – in everyday life, in institutions, in political organising – has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time. 

the overwhelming speed at which these systems operate – far beyond what our current tools can match. But I believe that a slow, steady approach is essential for building trust relations – ones that are direct, communal and in-person. This isn’t about nostalgia for outmoded relations; it is about reclaiming the tools already available to us within society, using them to foster real social connections. Through trust, we can create an alternative economy

We should not trust any platform of communication now, and that’s precisely what we need to reclaim – finding ways to inhabit and take back communication strategies.

It is ultimately about practice

But to be honest, I am hopeless.
Our struggle now is to make hope possible
This is what Gaza and Palestine is bringing back in the world: the political agency of the people. If this is achieved, hope, I think, is possible.