Jesus' tactics of showing love first are optimized for those who do evil out of material need or spiritual pain or psychological need...
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means acting out of love for the privileged person you're talking to AND those they oppress. It's always both. No less is acceptable.
so yeah, meeting hate with love is necessary. And leading with compassion, even with Nazis, can sometimes be the wisest tactic.
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but sometimes love means defending the oppressed against the violent. Sometimes love stings when it encounters evil.
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it is, however, doing our best to act out of love in all situations that will empower us to discern which tactic is necessary when and where
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