Existence and Belonging: Six Reflections on Palestine – Steve Salaita

Yes, joy.  You felt it, too.  It does no good to deny it.  You don’t have to say so.  I say it for you.  It might not have been a sustained joy once you had time to reflect on things.  Or maybe it was.  You may have denied it in the moment or disavowed it later on.  But I’m talking about that flash of joy you felt, seemingly visceral but unmistakable, the one that immediately disrupted years of social conditioning.  The thing is, it wasn’t visceral.  It wasn’t random.  It wasn’t out of character. 
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