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People do things for reasons, even if they don’t know what those reasons are.

— 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.

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

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

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