The Politics of Love is a values-based politics, which affirms the importance of people and extends beyond us to non-human animals and the environment. It asks us to reimagine our entire politics in loving terms. The Politics of Love is radical — it remains open, and includes all of us — but it is not extreme. It takes as inspiration the loving acts that permeate and transcend our day-to-day interactions. It asks only that we love.
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Q&A | A white mama of an African-Amercian child responds to Charlottesville
By Evelyn.
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I watched the Vice coverage of the recent alt-right protests in Charlottesville and felt a toxic mixture of disbelief, fear and disgust. The conviction of the protesters was so harrowing that acid rose in my stomach. As I continued to watch and witness their conviction progress into amusement, excitement, and then victory, I was ashamed. Why do humans continue to repeat hateful mistakes that destroy lives and communities?
My next thoughts were of my friend Helen Faller, a US citizen who lives in Berlin. Helen is a leftist ex-punk anthropologist who shares her life with her African-American daughter, and I felt afraid for both of them. I can’t imagine how it must feel to watch your country imploding, or to feel like your bi-racial family is under attack.
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