jjhunter | Seeking Meaning, Finding Reserves

jjhunter | Seeking Meaning, Finding Reserves

War is a force that gives us meaning, yes, but it is not the only force. As Doris Sommer says,"If we don't know how it feels, the political freedom... How are we gonna get that? "The only way to achieve political freedom without sacrificing the objective - that is the human being, -is through an indirect way; with desire.

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Good words from jjhunter:

Let's use our fannish powers for civic good: we know how to work with desire. We know how to create transformative works. We know we can change stories, and rewrite them, and expand them to make room for the things that really matter to us. Let's build on that.

I will not give in to despair. That is my rallying cry.