Some thoughts about love…
I have a lot of love for humanity. I know that’s not a popular sentiment at the moment, and that’s a-okay.
Loving someone doesn’t mean you have to subscribe to her/his beliefs. Love isn’t about agreeing 100% of the time, and it isn’t about perfection. It’s about wanting the best for people.
Wanting.
The.
Best.
Even when they don’t want the best for themselves (or they’re blind to it). Even when they can’t be bothered to want the best for you, or the rest of humanity.
It’s about a willingness to be (cheerfully) inconvenienced for another person (or group of people).
I’ve been inconvenienced by humanity today, but that’s okay. Because I have love for humanity and that love keeps me cheerful.
Sometimes we are called to speak, and we should. We must.
Sometimes we are called to listen, and we should do so with a heart and mind intent on understanding. You don’t have to agree in order to understand. At least I think so.
I know I have a higher tolerance than most for poor behavior (likely because I’m not particularly emotional and likely because I haven’t had to deal with a great deal of adversity over the course of my life… at least I don’t think I have, not compared to others).
All of that said, sometimes we are called to shake a person off, like the dust from our sandals. And that is part of love, too. We must shake an individual off (AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT A GROUP) so we can continue to focus our love where it does the most good.
That individual knows where I live. If she/he doesn’t want to be dust, she/he can take a shower and come visit.
Anyway. 
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY Bestselling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.
Penny- you have so skillfully shared how many of us feel right now. It is OK to disagree with the beliefs of others- AND still love them too. An individual’s actions do not define the group. We do not live in an equal world- where we all start with the same stuff. Some folks come into the world with a lot more than others, Some come with less. I would love for all of us to start by opening our hearts, listening, speaking up as we see fit and being shown the same respect.