Love as a Revolutionary Social Ethic
“To have faith in the possibility of love as a social,
and not only exceptional individual phenomenon
is a rational faith based on the insight into the very nature of man.”
— Eric Fromm
and not only exceptional individual phenomenon
is a rational faith based on the insight into the very nature of man.”
— Eric Fromm
Love as a Revolutionary Social Ethic
Sandor Ferenczi writes that “our real aim in life is to be loved, and that any other observable activity is really a detour, an indirect path towards that goal.”
Love as a Revolutionary Social Ethic
The Communism of Love
Love as a Revolutionary Social Ethic
Using love as a social tool, we resist the precarity forced upon us by an exploitative, violent, profit driven social structure. A revolutionary love ethic embodies our social values and radical critique as an organizing principle for material political demands. A commitment to connection, compassion, dignity, and relationship over profit,... See more
Love as a Revolutionary Social Ethic
bell hooks speaks of a “love ethic” which opposes domination and coercion by insisting respect for and a commitment to the well-being of others.
Wherever domination is present, love is lacking ... Love can never take root in a relationship based on domination and coercion. There can be no love where there is domination.[