Radical Hope Encourages the Union of Spirituality and Intellect

1) I wondered if it was contradictory to say that our culture is not built with emotions, yet in the United States we are trained to be emotionally reactive?
2) As a Dominican American, I wonder how Junot Díaz experienced the "ethos of patriarchy" while growing up?
3) What exactly would Díaz propose as an alternative to our current neoliberal, "cruel...obsession with the market"? He obviously trusts the people as a collective much more- how do we develop a society that functions with more evenly distributed power?
1) The idea of the negative nature of the world having already existed, but just being "sharpened" by Trump highlights his awareness.
2) I find an interesting connection made between the patriarchy being almost nonhuman, because it lacks the need for love, family, or community (which is the direct opposite of the general nature of women).
3) I find that science fiction highlights how deeply divided our nation is, as I have heard it used to support this argument, as well as arguments in favor of much more conservative ideologies.

The idea of radical hope is brilliant, in my opinion, because it combines two words with different connotations. The word "radical" often brings to mind revolutionary events,  and maybe even ruthless tactics; hope is a word with a lighter, much more positive connotation that everyone can relate to. Radical hope, in my opinion, is anchored in love. As a very spiritual person, I believe that love is more powerful than anything. I believe that attempting to unite people as a "collective"- creating a future for all human beings- sounds incredibly hard (given the current state of things). But when looking back on the way the world was many years ago- it's inspiring to see how those who have been oppressed have been able to rise up. Perhaps their dreams at the time could have been considered radical hope.