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“We are not helpless.

We can sing the truth and name the liars, we can join in solidarity with our fellows on the front lines and magnify their voices by adding our own to them.

Above all, we must understand that stories are at the heart of what’s happening, and the dishonest narratives of oppressors have proved attractive to many.

So we must work to overcome the false narratives of tyrants, populists, and fools by telling better stories than they do, stories within which people want to live.

We can emulate Orpheus and sing on in the face of horror. And not stop singing until the tide turns, and a better day begins.”
~ Salman Rushdie, Knife