I think that “doing nothing”—in the sense of refusing productivity and stopping to listen—entails an active process of listening that seeks out the effects of racial, environmental, and economic injustice and brings about real change.
Jenny Odell • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Where actual nonviolence says “violence would be justifiable in this situation, but here we are practicing nonviolence in order to highlight the cruelty of our enemies and challenge them on a moral level,” false nonviolence says “the violence of the status quo is more justified than the violence of those who fight it.”
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Without the Awful Roar of Its Many Waters
However, God’s kingdom will not be filled with those who kept the peace but those who fought for peace. In this place, selfishness is exchanged for stewardship so that we might hear the affirming words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” In this place are those who obey without delay, risk it all rather than play it safe, and work out rather
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