Strengthening the Ties That Bind in an Era of Alienation - 0 views
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James Goodman on 03 Dec 12"The issue of how to proceed to the beloved community is not merely an academic or historical one. "Community" is often invoked as a desirable end even by those antagonistic to it, and it can be a static, limiting trope when it emphasizes a narrow parochialism as against an expansive solidarity. Stripping away the fallacious constructs, we find that our raison d'être is solidarity. The tactic is solidarity and the goal of the tactic is solidarity. It is in our nature. But what is solidarity? In brief: * Solidarity is motivated by love * Solidarity is restorative * Solidarity respects what a human being is * Solidarity is communal * Solidarity must be political and it must be personal"