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Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times QUOTES

Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times QUOTES

41 " Your blood's a testament to that long line of troubling history; it's nothing you can't handle. The president-elect of the United States in the year 2017 is not going to be what ends human life. Don't believe apocalyptic lies. There is no Armageddon. "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

42 " Despite everything they've done to us, you exist. With everything they're doing now to silence and undermine your objections and confidence, Chebon, you exist. As long as you're alive to witness and protest, you still exist. So don't get down. Instead, get up and shout. Then dance. Don't forget to stomp and dance. Feel your feet on the sand. That's your freedom. "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

43 " Remember the balance and share as much good news as you acknowledge the bad. Spread even more good news. This trouble too shall pass. And what comes after this muddy patch is so much better, more solid, and more united in humanity than the planet has yet seen in our living history. "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

44 " We're paying attention. All Creation is listening. Make your noise, but also remember to quiet down and distinguish the truth from illusion. Keep your chin up. You're not going back underground, but there are times you'll have to tread water. This is just another one of them. And you know how to swim. But the earth will remain. And we're not going anywhere. Remember as you walk the land your relatives prepared for you: Prepare the world as best you can for seven generations. Life is still a celebration. Trust me, Grandson. There's a reason we don't have a word for "good-bye. "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

45 " You who came of age in the past decade have had eight years of a Black U.S. president, and that gloss looked good, and there were even a few inches gained on some issues such as health care, and maybe that can cause a person to relax a bit. But think of how exponentially drone attacks increased under Obama, how many Black people were shot by police under Obama, because the violence is systemic. How many of the people now hearteningly pledging to sign up for a Muslim registry signed up for a Black Lives Matter or protested the discriminatory immigration program NSEERS? The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System subjected my students from the Middle East to hours of interrogation and intimidation every time they reentered after going home to visit their families, arbitrarily barred tons of innocent people from entry, and was ineffective against terrorism anyway. It's systemic injustice we are after changing, and we should not ever be lulled. "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times

46 " And here's one reminder: avoid filling your life with "nice" people who find racism invisible or who second-guess your every instinct on it while indulging in liberal hand-wringing, because eventually, this will drain your inner resources. Seek out people who are "woke" - tel me if I just used a hip word correctly? "

― Carolina De Robertis , Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times