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Politics is a consequence of how a person understands their experience.

— Sarah Schulman Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (2016)

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Privilege has always been a dulling factor in one’s comprehension of human difference.

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (2016)

Suicide is often a failure of community, and claiming it as inevitable is a defense against that failure.

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (2016)

All human beings, by virtue of being born, deserve care, recognition, protection, fairness, and opportunity.

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (2016)

We should not isolate, denounce, and punish people for being human.

Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair (2016)

People need interactive conversations, even short ones, in order to understand each other.

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