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Having family members who remain willfully ignorant of the situation in Palestine by, for instance, choosing to buy food and beverages from companies sponsoring the genocide is one of the many reasons why I hate this fucking family.

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“People all over the world, take action to stop the US and British aggression” People's Republic of China c. 1950s

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"Oppose Censorship" Ireland c. 1990s

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I am biologically hardwired toward agape—love for all humanity. It is from this very source that has inspired me to investigate ideas that enables the flourishing of humankind. I am bounded by this feeling of goodwill and I would like to see it exercised. To be of service to humanity, to engage in activities to advance its development and happiness, is to be of part of an enduring noble project.

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"American policy. Domestic and foreign" Soviet Union 1970

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“Philosophy is to be studied, not for the sake of any definite answers to its questions, since no definite answers can, as a rule, be known to be true, but rather for the sake of the questions themselves; because these questions enlarge our conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination and diminish the dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation; but above all because, through the greatness of the universe which philosophy contemplates, the mind is also rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.”

— Bertrand Russell, The Problems of Philosophy

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"No!" Soviet Union 1985

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“It is through self-consciousness and renunciation, through a permanent tension of his freedom, that man can create the ideal conditions of existence for a human world.”

— Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks

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"Being Jewish is not the same as being Zionist! Our own history of persecution as Jews helps us to understand and support the struggle of the Palestinians to determine their own destiny." Lisa Kokin United States 1978

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“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

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"If this is freedom, then what is prison?" Soviet Union 1968

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I wish I had a family that discusses the intricacies of a film we just watched (especially on the way home from the cinema). If I were to have a family of my own, this would be an expectation. 

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A clip of a toddler reciting religious scripture circulates online. It is not cute. It’s the glorification of theological indoctrination. 

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Learning one’s familial failings brings awareness of how one can be better in conduct and how best not to follow in their footsteps.

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Note to self: never ever share good news with “loved ones.” They somehow have this pathological need to dampen my genuine enthusiasm with their lack of emotional investment, general apathy, and/or negativity.  

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Ffs why am I always dragged into people’s problems? I get that I’m a good listener and I provide useful advice sometimes but I’m not the one that should be putting out their fires. I have no responsibilities when it comes to resolving their issues. Omg setting boundaries is so fucking important.

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Fighting over the most trivial things (things or situations that can be so easily resolved) is truly one of the most embarrassing things one can pull. A stunt like that just reflects a person’s emotional immaturity and stuntedness. Be better.