As outraged as we might be at the sight of injustice, we must remain equally excited by the possibilities for a better world that lie on the other side of it. The enlightened activist is committed because we know that the other world exists & all of us are here to bring it forth.

Nov 17, 2017 · 9:15 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
We are the possibility 🙏✨🕊
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Exactly!
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But much of the damage done will still be in place even after he is gone, so we shouldn't kid ourselves that that alone will make all the problems go away.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
An enlightened activist therefore also doesn’t feed the system that causes the injustice but focusses its attention on the alternatives.
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There's a difference between noting it, and feeding it. There's a difference between transcendence and denial. In the words of James Baldwin, "Not everything faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed unless it is faced."
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The question is when did this better world exist? I’m trying to ride the Marianne activist rainbow here. What does this world look like? The charters we have clearly aren’t working so what’s the new definition? I ask because I’m curious not contentious. 🤔
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It's a process. Abolitionists struggled for a world without slavery because they knew the possibility existed. Women suffragettes for a world where women could vote because they knew the possibility existed. Dr. King toward racial equality because he knew the possibility existed
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Thank you
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Amen.
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