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Malala is an example of an activist who offers (and, often, implements) actual solutions rather than engaging in essentially useless “how dare you?” grandstand
by ralmidani 6y ago
Malala is an example of an activist who offers (and, often, implements) actual solutions rather than engaging in essentially useless “how dare you?” grandstanding. My intent is not to pick on other activists gratuitously, but to point out what works and what doesn’t.
- curiousgal 6y agoDoes she really though? I am always so conflicted because coming from a Third World country I know thousands of girls who were in her shoes and who didn't have their stories told simply because they weren't as privileged as she was. People in the West tend to romanticize things and project their "saving grace" obsession onto issues elsewhere whereas in fact the situation is much grimmer than they think it is. The Noble Peace prize is one example of these things, for instance back in 2014, the award went to the "The National Dialogue Quartet" in my country, it made it seem as if they saved the entire country from a looming doom whereas in reality they had very little effect and the entire thing was a circlejerk of sorts. My point is, the world is shittier than it seems.