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The Politics of Love

Submitted by Anna Keenan on Wed, 03/03/2010
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In the Gandhian tradition, in the tradition of Martin Luther King, and indeed in most religious and spiritual traditions also, we are told that we must maintain our integrity, refusing to attack and insult our opponents and enemies, and instead to extend our love to them.

When we choose fight against their actions, and even condemn those actions, but while extending love and forgiveness to our enemies as people, then we are strong within ourselves.

See this in action during Van Jones' award acceptance speech last night:



Check out the rest of the brief blog at http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/27/jones-beck-love/

I feel it approprate to reference one of Gandhi's sayings appearring on this site - that 'Justice will come when it is deserved, by us being and feeling strong.'