Like many other liberals, I woke up Nov. 9 feeling numb, dejected and lost. On Facebook, several of my friends lamented over the stunning defeat of “love” in one of the most consequential electoral and ideological wars in recent history. Even today, days after the elections, the hashtag #lovetrumpshate is one of the most prominent signs seen on demonstration grounds, marking its resonance with anti-Trump protesters. But what exactly do we mean by love trumps hate? As rhetoric, the slogan sends a hopeful message to voters that empathy, inclusion and optimism will overcome and defeat the intolerance, exclusion and pessimism that have been brought to light by President-elect Donald Trump’s divisive and fear-mongering politics. But beyond this abstract level of comprehension, how are we supposed to act on love?
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