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title: "Liberationist 1: The basics"
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date: 2024-07-07T23:04:03-5
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# Liberationist 1: The basics
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Liberation, at its most basic, is the act and process of freeing oneself and others from oppression. It is also its own outcome: the state of being liberated.
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## How I extend liberation's definition
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For myself, liberation involves deconstructing cycles, systems, and structures which perpetuate violence against and exploitation of the oppressed and prevent people (oppressed *or* oppressor) in communities and broader society from living as their fullest selves. Liberation, for me, incorporates healing justice and provides for collective wellbeing.
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To accept the cause of liberation is to face the future with hope and with vision.
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## Why I strive for liberation
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A list of reasons why I strive for liberation:
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- Because “we have inherited a world on fire.” I want to fight for this world, to keep it. I want to fight for our collective survival.
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- Because I choose hope over despair.
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- Because I seek freedom, justice, and connection. I want to build a better world and to build a greater love.
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- Because I want an end to injustice. I pursue an end to human-made cycles and systems which perpetuate violence.
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- Because I want us—everyone—to be able to grow and live as their fullest selves.
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