,SAY ,IT ) ,B>RICADES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,:AT DO AN>*I/S MEAN :5 WE TALK AB\T LOVE8 ,= SOME ! WORD IS 9EXTRICABLY ASSOCIAT$ ) PACIFISM4 ,SPIRITUAL LEAD]S LIKE ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+1 ,JR4 PREA*$ LOVE & NONVIOL5CE AS ONE & ! SAME4 0,PEACE & LOVE0--TOGE!R1 !SE WORDS HAVE BECOME A MANTRA 9VOK$ TO IMPOSE PASSIVITY ON ?OSE :O W\LD /& UP = !MSELVES4 ,BUT DOES LOVE ALWAYS MEAN PEACE8 ,DO WE NE$ TO ?R[ \T ! ONE IF WE DISAGREE TACTICALLY ) ! O!R8 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN = US TO EXTOLL LOVE 9 SU* A VIOL5T TIME1 :5 MORE & MORE PEOPLE >E LOS+ FAI? 9 NONVIOL5CE8 ,:AT IS ACTUALLY AT /AKE 9 EMBRAC+ OR REJECT+ ! RHETORIC ( LOVE8 ,?IS WORD1 LOVE1 HAS BE5 /RET*$ SO ?9 AS TO BE ALMO/ TRANSP>5T1 DEF9$ SO V>I\SLY AS TO BE ALMO/ MEAN+LESS1 DI/ORT$ BY ABUS]S & ADV]TIZ]S ALIKE4 ,9 ! #a#f? C5TURY1 ATTACK+ ,WYNCOTE'S TRANSLATION ( ! ,BIBLE1 ,?OMAS ,MORE EXCORIAT$ HIS RIVAL = US+ ?IS *EAP & COMMON WORD4 ,= ,MORE1 EXALT$ RELIGI\S CONCEPTS C\LD NOT BE PROP]LY EXPRESS$ BY ?IS E>?Y ,ANGLO-,SAXON T]M4 ,C5TURIES LAT]1 ?\S&S ( POP SONGS & BILLBO>DS HAVE FUR!R MUDDI$ ! FIELD4 ,AS A CLI*E & G5]ALIZATION1 0LOVE0 FEELS AS /ICKY & HOLL[ AS A PUNCTUR$ ,VAL5T9E'S *OCOLATE4 ,LIKE ?IS COMM]CIALIZ$ HOLIDAY1 RALLY+ UND] ! BANN] ( LOVE CAN FEEL DAT$ & SUSPECT4 ,9 A WORLD ( FRAGM5T$ & MONETIZ$ C>E1 IT CAN BE H>D TO RECOGNIZE :AT MAKES LOVE A P[]FUL =CE = MUTUAL FRE$OM4 ,WE GR[ UP 9 A CULTURE ( SC>CITY1 LONG+ = LOVE BUT PRET5D+ WE DON'T NE$ IT4 ,! COMMODIFICATION ( C>E 9TO DISCRETE ROLES1 AS P>5TS PAY O!RS TO C>E = !IR *ILDR5 & EXECUTIVES PAY SECRET>IES & SEX WORK]S = DIFF]5T =MS ( ATT5TION1 CAUSES US TO ?9K ( LOVE 9 TRANSACTIONAL T]MS4 ,! M$IA RE9=CES ?IS BY FE$+ US /ORIES ?AT CA/ ROMANTIC LOVE AS ! ONE ?+ ?AT CAN SAVE US2 POP SONGS & MOVIES JU/IFY ANY K9D ( BAD BEHAVIOR 9 PURSUIT ( LOVE1 & WE HE> ?AT LOVE IS SOME?+ WE NE$ TO E>N & KEEP1 LIKE MONEY4 ,IF WE DO1 EV]Y?+ WILL BLOSSOM 9 & >\ND US--WE WILL HAVE ESCAP$ ! AU/]ITY ?AT CRU%ES ALL ! UNLOV$ 9TO E>LY GRAVES4 ,EV]Y ROMANTIC COM$Y HIDES ! SPECT] ( \R FRAGM5T$ & EXPLOITATIVE SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,EV]Y MISOGYNI/ ASSAULT]1 FLU% ) 5TITLEM5T1 CAN CLAIM LOVE AS AN EXCUSE--RELY+ ON ! SAME LOGIC ?AT 5TITLES ! RI* TO DEF5D !IR HO>D$ GOLD4 ,YET WE CANNOT DO )\T LOVE4 ,VAGUE & CORRUPT$ ?\< IT MAY BE1 WE NE$ TO UND]/& IT IF WE 9T5D TO PRACTICE FRE$OM4 ,MORE ?AN A DECADE AFT] BELL HOOKS CALL$ = US TO 5GAGE ) LOVE AS A REVOLUTION>Y PRACTICE1 WE >E /ILL 9 DANG] ( MAK+ ! SAME MI/AKES AS PA/ G5]ATIONS--PRESS+ LOVE 9TO S]VICE AS AN EXCUSE = PASSIVITY OR VIOL5CE1 OR AB&ON+ IT 9 FAVOR ( AU/]E MILITANCY ?AT CAN ONLY EFFECT SOCIAL *ANGE AFT] ! MANN] ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,TO UND]/& LOVE1 WE CAN BEG9 BY UND]/&+ EV]Y?+ IT IS NOT4 ,WE KN[ A LOT ( AB\T ! OPPOSITE ( LOVE4 ,WE SEE IT FL\RI%+ 9 ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION1 CONTROL1 & EXPLOITATION4 ,!SE IMPULSES HAVE %AP$ \R WORLD = C5TURIES1 PU%+ COLONIAL TROOPS 9TO EV]Y CONT95T1 TE>+ UP SWA?S ( RA9=E/ & RELEAS+ POISONS 9TO \R RIV]S & OCEANS1 IMPRISON+ & MURD]+ C\NTLESS PEOPLE4 ,WRIT+ ON ! RISE ( TOTALIT>IANISM1 ,HANNAH ,>5DT EMPHASIZES ?AT ONE ( ! NECESS>Y PRECONDITIONS IS AN ATOMIZ$ SOCIETY 9 :I* \R CONNECTIONS TO EA* O!R HAVE BE5 SEV]$ & NO?+ HAS VALUE EXCEPT AS A COMMODITY4 ,IT IS EASY TO DE/ROY :ATEV] HAS BE5 /RIPP$ ( MEAN+1 :ATEV] FEELS ALI5 TO US1 )\T FEEL+ WE >E LOS+ ANY?+4 ,IT IS ?IS *ASM 9 \R SOCIAL RELATIONS 7:I* 9CLUDE \R CONNECTIONS TO ANIMALS & =E/S & M\NTA9S7 ?AT CRY/ALLIZES A S5SE ( US VS4 !M1 ! POSITION ?AT ,>5DT ID5TIFIES AS TOXIC--A FUNDAM5TAL PRECURSOR TO W>S ( EXT]M9ATION4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ALL ?IS1 SOME HAVE VALORIZ$ ! 9SURRECTION>Y VIRTUES ( PASSIONATE LOVE AS A DISRUPTIVE =CE 9 SOCIETY2 O!RS HAVE LAUD$ FRI5D%IP AS ! /RONGE/ BUILD+ BLOCK ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL PROGRAM4 ,BUT NEI!R ( !SE MANIFE/OS GOES 9TO DETAIL AB\T H[ & :Y LOVE FAILS US1 & :AT TO DO :5 IT DOES4 ,!RE IS A FUNDAM5TAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 LOVE AS SOME?+ WE FEEL & LOVE AS SOME?+ WE DO4 ,AS BELL HOOKS WRITES1 EXPECT+ LOVE TO PROVIDE US ) A /EADY /ATE ( BLISS & SECURITY 0ONLY KEEPS US /UCK 9 WI%FUL FANTASY1 UND]M9+ ! REAL P[] ( LOVE--:I* IS TO TRANS=M US40 ,IF WE UND]/& REVOLUTION>Y LOVE NOT AS A FEEL+ BUT A *OICE1 A WAY ( ORI5T+ \RSELVES T[>D ! O!R & ! WORLD AT L>GE1 WE CAN ESCAPE ! LOGIC ( LOVE AS COMMODITY4 ,BUT IF LOVE DEM&S ?AT WE TRANS=M \RSELVES1 :AT DOES IT ASK US TO BECOME8 ,MU/ WE AB&ON MILITANCY8 ,MU/ WE LEAVE (F PUN*+ ,NAZIS8 ,DOES OV]COM+ ! 0US VS4 !M0 FRAMEWORK ?AT ,>5DT ID5TIFIES MEAN WE MU/ 9VITE ! POLICE 9TO \R PROTE/S & (F] AN OLIVE BRAN* TO :ITE SUPREMACI/S8 ,9 %ORT--DOES PRACTIC+ LOVE MEAN SACRIFIC+ \R P[]8 ,! PACIFI/ :O W\LD =CE 0PEACE & LOVE0 ON DEMON/RATORS IS SECOND K9 TO ! ABUS] :O EXCUSES HIS ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL & DOM9ATE AS EXPRESSIONS ( LOVE4 ,GOOD LIB]ALS :O OPPOSE CONFRONTATIONAL RESI/ANCE SEE ! MON/] HID+ 9 ! %AD[S1 BUT ?AT MON/] IS )9 !MSELVES4 ,ALLEG+ ?AT ?OSE :O ACT DIRECTLY AGA9/ OPPRESSION MU/ BE POISON$ BY HATR$1 !Y 5%R9E C[>DICE AS ! PRO( ( LOVE4 ,!Y CAN'T IMAG9E FI]C5ESS & C>E 9HABIT+ ! SAME P]SON1 MU* LESS A SOCIAL BODY ?AT FI$ P[] TO DISMANTLE HI]>*IES4 ,LOVE IS NOT P[]LESSNESS1 SELF-SACRIFICE1 OR KEEP+ Y\R H&S CLEAN4 ,LOVE IS C\RAGE4 ,?IS F>1 IF NO FUR!R1 WE MU/ AGREE ) A C]TA9 DOCTOR :O ACKN[L$G$1 9 ! LEA/ RIDICUL\S MOM5T ( HIS LIFE1 ?AT 0! REVOLUTION>Y IS GUID$ BY GREAT FEEL+S ( LOVE40 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GUID$ BY SU* FEEL+S1 !N8 ,LOVE IS A QUALITY ( ATT5TION1 A S5SITIVITY TO ! WORLD & EV]Y?+ ?AT IS POSSIBLE 9 IT4 ,:5 WE FIDICE1 WE OP5 \RSELVES TO S]VE AS A *ANNEL ?R\< :I* EV]Y?+ BEAUTIFUL 9 ! WORLD CAN DEF5D ITSELF4 ,TO *OOSE LOVE IS TO *OOSE TO KEEP FEEL+ ! BL[S :5 O!RS >E UND] ATTACK--EV]YONE FAC+ FELONY *>GES1 EV]YONE ?REAT5$ ) DEPORTATION1 EV]YONE FAC+ WAT] CANNONS AT ,/&+ ,ROCK1 ALL ! RIV]S & ANIMALS & PLANTS ?AT SU/A9 US DESPITE ALL ! VIOL5CE 9FLICT$ UPON !M4 ,LOVE IS NOT R$UCIBLE TO PEACE4 ,IF Y\ MEAN IT1 SAY IT ) B>RICADES4 7,S\RCE3 ,RETRIEV$ ON #b#bND ,APRIL #bba FROM CRIME?9C4COM47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #a#d1 #bbb 3 ,SAY ,IT ) ,B>RICADES -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/