(1) We have lots of it

(2) This is something that we know

(3) This is something we can use

(4) This is something we know that we can use. Even if we aren’t sure how

(5) We can and will use power in ways that other people will not like. Crucially, this is not a bad thing.

(6) We can use power in ways that protect ourselves and our loved ones. It is often the case that we should.

(7) We are powerful enough to hurt other people, whether or not they have done anything to “deserve” being hurt. We can hurt others, even if we didn’t mean for that to happen, even if we did mean for that to happen.

(8) The way we use our power is something that matters

(9) There are people who will try to treat us as if we are powerless

(10) Those people are wrong.