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merrily

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54. Certainly not any exact counterpart of the Taliban, but

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 06:18 AM

Jul 2013

we have domestic oppressors and we also have heroes who emerge, nonetheless.

(Scott Olsen, seriously injured in Oakland)

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You want to see what a leader looks like? You want to see what a hero looks like? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 OP

I am proud to rec this thread. n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #1

Hear!Hear! BrainMann1 Jul 2013 #34

me too.we might just have a future roguevalley Jul 2013 #66

And a true victim of persecution in a truly oppressive part of the world. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #2

She really is. polly7 Jul 2013 #3

I think she is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? kentuck Jul 2013 #4

she should win it in a landslide! lastlib Jul 2013 #46

Her fearless heroism in the face of real and present danger Surya Gayatri Jul 2013 #5

Would be nice to see a thread about her with without an obvious reference... allin99 Jul 2013 #6

Are you on crack? LOL. Stinky did not make reference to anyone else. She is NOT being compared to kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #11

uh, yes, it is. Note the caps for.. allin99 Jul 2013 #12

Which model do you prefer? Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #14

Perhaps it wasn't you who was posting... allin99 Jul 2013 #17

Too late. You already left a turd. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #29

Don't you mess with Stinky. You owe him an apology. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #38

NOPE, in fact... AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #15

Yes, she's a real hero HappyMe Jul 2013 #7

Very happy to recommend. AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #8

She has a real future in the public sphere if she wants it, and if the Taliban doesn't try to finish kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #9

Yes, she is. Skidmore Jul 2013 #10

Before I called her a hero or a leader I would want to know leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #13

If that matters to you in assessing her character . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #16

Oh, for fuck's sake. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #19

What? leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #22

Approval or disapproval of Snowden... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #23

I'm not sure which side you are coming from. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #27

No idea who that is treestar Jul 2013 #18

Malala-Yousafzai korak Jul 2013 #21

I just can't read anything on Wikipedia Whisp Jul 2013 #43

Yeah, that's the one thing I don't like about posts like this Revanchist Jul 2013 #39

I believe she is Malala Yousafzai Maedhros Jul 2013 #20

People who live in a terrible situation treestar Jul 2013 #24

You seem to be taking your "freedom" for granted. We must work hard to maintain freedoms and rhett o rick Jul 2013 #40

"Our government has become a tool of international companies"....SO TRUE!!! loudsue Jul 2013 #56

Name the "international companies." treestar Jul 2013 #61

I think the Carlyle Group/ Booz-Allen is a good start. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #65

Only when you get exactly as you want treestar Jul 2013 #67

Democracy wasnt functioning in the 2000 presidential race. I would hope that you rhett o rick Jul 2013 #69

The corporations literally buy elections? treestar Jul 2013 #71

Bravo young lady! tweeternik Jul 2013 #25

When she spoke, she was "wearing... whttevrr Jul 2013 #26

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #28

Do you have link/video to her speech? SunSeeker Jul 2013 #30

Malala Yousafzai's address to the UN - VIDEO Tx4obama Jul 2013 #68

She's an inspiration. reusrename Jul 2013 #31

K&R I agree she is a hero. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #32

Reading the text of her UN speech Sheepshank Jul 2013 #33

She is a hero and inspiration. K&R myrna minx Jul 2013 #35

Not Snowden? michigandem58 Jul 2013 #36

that's goddamn right n/t Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #37

rec Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #41

Indeed. Chiennoir54 Jul 2013 #42

She sets the standard . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #44

Agreed! K&R jazzimov Jul 2013 #45

In the footsteps of Benazir Bhutto 4_TN_TITANS Jul 2013 #47

Show me a domestic example of this character, Stinky... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #48

Here's one very recent: bhikkhu Jul 2013 #52

No where close treestar Jul 2013 #63

Uh, we don't have a Taliban, so I don't know how Stinky could truedelphi Jul 2013 #53

Certainly not any exact counterpart of the Taliban, but merrily Jul 2013 #54

These photos are an excellent reminder of the day to day heroes who are truedelphi Jul 2013 #73

Well aren't we lucky? treestar Jul 2013 #62

I felt that NYC_Skip was being snarky truedelphi Jul 2013 #72

We sat there crying, listening to her speech.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #49

Takes my breath away to see her. chknltl Jul 2013 #50

she was the one i thought of before clicking the thread JI7 Jul 2013 #51

Anyone who risks punishment in service of good cause is a hero. merrily Jul 2013 #55

Excellent. K&R nt TBF Jul 2013 #57

Amen... nradisic Jul 2013 #58

Absolutely MissDeeds Jul 2013 #59

k and r for this incredibly courageous young woman. niyad Jul 2013 #60

Now there's a young woman with a MineralMan Jul 2013 #64

Malala is a wonderful gift to our world!! hue Jul 2013 #70