Aerial Circus

“I’m starting to think that’s kind of the point. That love, in its truest, steadiest, most rewarding form, is extraordinarily dull. That contrary to popular stereotypes and cinematic tropes, there’s nothing to overanalyze, nothing to second-guess, nothing to report, nothing to pursue or refuel. That it doesn’t need constant reassurance that it exists. That it just is. Which isn’t to say it’s not exciting — it’s just a different version of exciting, a version that doesn’t pick me up and drop me, but buoys me instead.”

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“It’s not possible for people facing poverty, food insecurity and untreated health problems to engage in democracy as fully equal citizens. These challenges have a way of dominating lives and restricting the kinds of participation in society that people most value. They also diminish overall quality of life — which should be important, as a measure, if you imagine yourself to be an ally of marginalized groups. What this means in essence is that being a fiscally conservative social liberal is something of a misnomer: You can be committed to the status quo in terms of preservation of inequality, health-care gaps and food insecurity, or you can be committed to actually enhancing the quality of life and concrete freedoms of people who find themselves most vulnerable. But you can’t do both.”

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