Yet any revolution devoid of tenderness is destined to become depersonalized and dehumanized in various ways. It’s far easier to love issues than actual human beings. I know lots of social-justice warrior types who rage against oppression on social media but are missing in action in their neighborhoods when it comes to loving people in personal, concrete, and intimate ways. For example, I have lots of progressive friends who care a lot—on social media at least—about poverty and income inequality, but who have never welcomed a homeless person into their home for a meal. There is more to
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