We are encouraged to see honest people as naive, as potenti… - bell hooks

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We are encouraged to see honest people as naive, as potential losers.

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bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins; September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), was an American university professor specializing in social criticism focused on groups distinguished by established differences in social power.

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Those of us who have already chosen to embrace a love ethic, know that when we let our light shine, we draw to us and are drawn to other bearers of light. We are not alone.

When we only name the problem, when we state complaint without a constructive focus or resolution, we take hope away. In this way critique can become merely an expression of profound cynicism, which then works to sustain dominator culture.

To be an oppressor is dehumanizing and anti-human in nature, as it is to be a victim.

We are encouraged to see honest people as naive, as potential losers. - bell hooks

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