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freedom does not mean equal access to coercive power (i.e., government via “free” elections), but rather that it means freedom from coercive power
African Anarchism
Sam Mbah and Chaz Bufe
A cat with a mouse—the cliché example of cruelty. I want to say clearly that I do not believe any animal is capable of being cruel. Cruelty implies consciousness of another’s pain and the intent to cause it. Cruelty is a human specialty, which human beings continue to practice, and perfect, and institutionalize, though we seldom boast about it. We prefer to disown it, calling it “inhumanity,” ascribing it to animals. We don’t want to admit the innocence of the animals, which reveals our guilt.
No Time to Spare
Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler (Introduction)
Just as “believers” are a dime a dozen in the church, so are “activists” in social justice circles nowadays. But lovers are hard to come by. And I think that’s what our world is desperately in need of—lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about.
The Irresistible Revolution
Shane Claiborne
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