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What does it mean?
Aristotle suggests that shared suffering or problems often bring people together.
In plain terms
Hard times tend to unite people.
What can you take from it?
Shared struggles build community.

Where it applies

  • crisis response
  • social movements
  • grief

Putting it to work

  • volunteer support
  • community organizing
  • peer support groups

Questions to consider

  • What brings your community together?
  • Does hardship always create unity?

Another view

Not all crises unite people; some cause division and conflict.

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