,:Y ,UNCONDITIONAL ,LOVE ,IS ,BULL%IT ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,SUBV]SIVE4,?READ ,TEXT 3 0,MO/ PSY*OLOGICALLY &_/OR PHYSICALLY ABUS$ *ILDR5 HAVE BE5 TAU5T+ ADULTS ?AT LOVE CAN COEXI/ ) ABUSE4 ,& 9 EXTREME CASES ?AT ABUSE IS AN EXPRESSION ( LOVE4 ,?IS FAULTY ?9K+ (T5 %APES \R ADULT P]CEPTIONS ( LOVE4 ,SO ?AT JU/ AS WE W\LD CL+ TO ! NOTION ?AT ?OSE :O HURT US AS *ILDR5 LOV$ US1 WE TRY TO RATIONALIZE BE+ HURT BY O!R ADULTS BY 9SI/+ ?AT !Y LOVE US40 - BELL HOOKS ,LA/ WEEK1 ONE ( \R MEMB]S HAD A LONG & PA9FUL CONV]SATION ) ONE ( !IR SIBL+S4 ,WE W]E REM9D$ ?AT !RE >E ALL TYPES ( FAMILY & ?AT \R BIOLOGICAL CONNECTIONS >E (T5 A S\RCE ( DEEPLY PA9FUL MEMORIES4 ,?IS WEEK WE WANT TO REM9D \RSELVES ?AT !RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE - !RE >E ,A,L,W,A,Y,S CONDITIONS4 ,SOME PEOPLES CONDITIONS REVOLVE >\ND C5T]+ !MSELVES & MAK+ EXCUSES = !IR [N TOXIC BEHAVIOR1 :ILE = O!RS1 LIKE US1 RELATION%IPS BUILT ON LOVE REQUIRE A COMMITM5T TO *ALL5GE OPPRESSION & TO BE TRANS=MATIVE & REG5]ATIVE ) EA* O!R4 ,TOO (T5 WE >E TOLD WE HAVE TO HOLD ONTO ABUSIVE RELATION%IPS BECAUSE 0IT'S FAMILY10 BECAUSE WE'VE BE5 FRI5DS = A LONG TIME ALREADY1 OR SIMPLY BECAUSE ! PEOPLE 9 \R LIVES N[ >E ! ONLY PEOPLE WE'VE EV] KN[N4 ,!Y'VE C>$ = US AT SOME PO9T1 SO WE GR[ SC>$ TO LET GO ( !M = FE> ?AT NOBODY ELSE WILL %[ UP & WE'LL BE LEFT ) \R PA91 ALONE4 ,BUT !SE SAME PEOPLE >E REGUL>LY ! CAUSES ( \R PA94 ,IT'S ! PEOPLE WE >E TOLD >E SUPPOS$ TO LOVE US :O GASLI*Y1 & CAPITALISM4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ PA9FUL =MS ( GASLIE OV]REACT+ TO ! OPPRESSION WE EXP]I5CE EV]YDAY4 ,IT HURTS :5 \R LOV$ ONES GIVE ! PEOPLE :O H>M US ! B5EFIT ( ! D\BT BE=E !Y BELIEVE \R [N EXP]I5CES1 & IT HURTS MORE :5 WE /OP MAK+ EXCUSES = !IR GASLI !M TELL US WE >E TOO S(T1 TOO NEGATIVE1 OR TOO HATEFUL4 ,?IS CYCLE ( GASLIE HATEFUL BECAUSE WE WON'T MAKE EXCUSES = KEEP+ CAPITALI/S & RACI/1 HOMOPHOBIC1 TRANSPHOBIC1 MISOGYNI/IC PEOPLE 9 \R LIVES1 WE SAY FUCK ?AT6 ,WE >E NOT MOTIVAT$ BY HATE2 WE >E MOTIVAT$ BY LOVE4 ,DON'T EV] LET SOMEBODY MAKE Y\ APOLOGIZE = PURSU+ JU/ICE4 ,!RE IS NO GREAT] ACT ( LOVE ?AN BE+ COMMITT$ TO ! COLLECTIVE /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION4 ,!RE IS ALSO A MISCONCEPTION ?AT MOVEM5T BUILD]S NE$ TO SACRIFICE \RSELVES TO EVANGELIZE 0! MASSES0 RA!R ?AN EXI/+ 9 0BUBBLES04 ,BUT !SE SO-CALL$ BUBBLES DON'T EXI/4 ,!RE >E NO TRULY SAFE SPACES 9 A WORLD ( HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION4 ,! MAJORITY ( \R TIME IS SP5T NAVIGAT+1 9T]ACT+ )1 & F9D+ SMALL WAYS TO PU% BACK AGA9/ VIOL5T PEOPLE & P]SPECTIVES4 ,FAMILY1 C[ORK]S1 PEOPLE ON ! /REET - MO/ ( !SE PEOPLE HAVE BELIEFS ?AT >E OPPOS$ TO \RS1 ?AT >E ACTIVELY HURT+ US4 ,BUT WE'RE =C$ TO 5GAGE ) MANY ( !M DAILY4 ,! ALT]NATIVE IS TO BE PUNI%$1 TO LOSE \R LIVELIHOOD1 TO BE \T$ & T>GET$4 ,FAMILY1 C[ORK]S1 PEOPLE ON ! /REET - MO/ ( !SE PEOPLE HAVE P]SPECTIVES ?AT >E OPPOS$ TO \RS1 ?AT >E ACTIVELY HURT+ US4 ,BUT WE'RE =C$ TO 5GAGE ) MANY ( !M DAILY BECAUSE ! ALT]NATIVE IS TO BE PUNI%$1 TO LOSE \R LIVELIHOOD1 TO BE \T$ & T>GET$4 ,YES1 WE WANT \R *OS5 FAMILY TO BE AS SOLID & TRU/WOR?Y AS POSSIBLE4 ,WE WANT SPACES ?AT AFFIRM US = :O WE >E1 & ?AT %>E \R NE$ = A JU/ WORLD - ONE :]E WE CAN SURVIVE4 ,H[ DOES CREAT+ B\ND>IES NOT MAKE S5SE = \R SAFETY & SANITY8 ,:AT'S WRONG ) BE+ 9T5TIONAL ) ! PEOPLE WE TRULY WANT TO BUILD )1 :O HONOR \R TIME & \R FULL SELVES1 :O BR+ MEAN+ TO \R LIVES1 :O SP5D+ TIME ) IS G5]ATIVE RA!R ?AN DEPLET+8 ,!SE >E ! PEOPLE :O'VE %[N US ?AT MUTUAL COMPASSION IS A MORE SU/A9ABLE =M ( RESI/ANCE ?AN CONV9C+ APA!TIC PEOPLE :Y !Y %\LD C>E4 ,IF A P]SON CANNOT TREAT ,B,I@&,P,O,C LIKE HUMAN BE+S1 WE DON'T WANT !M 9 \R LIVES4 ,IF !Y CANNOT %[ EMPA?Y TO POOR & DIS5FRAN*IZ$ PEOPLES1 WE DON'T WANT !M 9 \R LIVES4 ,IF !Y CANNOT /RIVE TO LOVE )\T DOM9ATION OR ABUSE1 WE DON'T WANT !M 9 \R LIVES4,LOVE ALWAYS HAS CONDITIONS1 BUT TOO (T5 ?OSE CONDITIONS >E TO MAKE EXCUSES = HURTFUL PEOPLE4 ,IT'S OKAY TO FLIP ! SCRIPT1 TO LOVE Y\RSELF & SAY NO TO PEOPLE :O HURT Y\4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT LOVE CANNOT EXI/ )\T /RUGGLE4 ,!RE WILL ALWAYS BE /RUGGLE PRECISELY BECAUSE LOVE IS AN ACTION NOT A DE/9ATION -- & IT REQUIRES PRACTICE4 ,IT MEANS ?AT WE RELEASE \RSELVES FROM ! IDEA ?AT LOVE MEANS CON/ANTLY RE5GAG+ ! EXP]I5CES1 PLACES1 MEMORIES1 & PEOPLE ?AT W\ND US MO/4 ,IT MEANS ?AT WE TRY TO 9T5TIONALIZE :O WE SP5D TIME )1 ?AT WE /OP =C+ \RSELVES TO MA9TA9 RELATION%IPS ) PEOPLE :O DO NOT SEE OR SEEK EMPA?Y ) \R PA94 ,LOVE MEANS ?AT WE PRACTICE LOV+ \RSELVES1 TOO - BY LETT+ GO ( TOXIC RELATION%IPS SO ?AT WE CAN MAKE ROOM = RELATION%IPS ?AT GIVE US LIFE4 ,WE WANT TO REM9D \RSELVES 7& Y\7 ?AT ! WORLD IS /ILL FULL ( POSSIBILITY1 ?AT SOME ( ! MO/ JOYFUL RELATION%IPS 9 \R LIVES >E YET TO COME4 ,WE WANT TO BE READY1 TO HAVE ! SPACE 9 \R HE>TS TO N\RI% ?OSE RELATION%IPS & LET !M N\RI% US4 7,S\RCE3 HTTPS3_/_/CLAS/R\BLE4CLUB_/BLOGS_/RESONANCE->*IVES_/:Y-UNCONDITIONAL-LOVE-IS-BULL%IT47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #a#g1 #bbb 3 ,:Y ,UNCONDITIONAL ,LOVE ,IS ,BULL%IT -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4,REVOLT,LIB4COM_/