Puget Sound Infrared

Dr. King's teachings, and his model of "beloved community" offer a path forward for our polarized and injured country. “Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate,” King wrote, tellingly and movingly using the same language as Lattuada to describe enmity’s ripple effects. “This can only be done by projecting the ethics of love to the center of our lives.”

It is our turn to cut off that chain of hate by reaching out to others in a spirit of openness and starting a conversation. Authoritarianism thrives when people lose hope that things can ever change. It can be risky and frightening to jump into the breach, but love can motivate others, give permission to others to start their journey out of hatred and division, and create new openings for dialogue and action, as a century of history shows.

We know all about what hate is doing to our country. It’s time to invest in love’s immense power.

Reflections occasioned by my new Los Angeles Times op-ed on love's political role in fraught times
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Sep 19
References
Alberto Lattuada, Occhio quadrato, in Alberto Lattuada fotografo: Dieci anni di Occhio Quadrato, 1938–1948, edited by Piero Berengo Gardin (Florence: Alinari, 1982).

Dr. Martin Luther King, Stride Toward Freedom, 1958 (Boston, Beacon, 2010).

Troll #1 ✅ Jakob Two Trees - loved his long hair of sticks and his necklace of bird houses.
5 to go...

The trolls are 15–20 feet tall and made from recycled materials like structural wood, used pallets, and found decorations like shells, tree branches, and stones. Artist Thomas Dambo's goal is to promote Danish-American relations and connect Scandinavian traditions with Coast Salish tribal communities. The trolls are part of a larger nationwide tour that's expected to last at least three years.

Happy Juneteenth!

“Understanding and loving are inseparable.”

- Erich Fromm

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