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 Unless you become an activist, there is not much you can do to put Afghanistan on a better path. You need to learn how to enable others to do the things that need to be done.  Unless you become an activist, there is not much you can do to put Afghanistan on a better path. You need to learn how to enable others to do the things that need to be done. 
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 +See [[https://www.permanentculturenow.com/what-is-activism|What Is Activism]] for an introduction to this topic.
  
 For people not familiar with the term "activist," a good example to learn from would be the work of the predominantly African American group called the Southern Non-violent Coordinating Committee, frequently spoken of by its acronym SNCC, which is often pronounced as "Snick."  For people not familiar with the term "activist," a good example to learn from would be the work of the predominantly African American group called the Southern Non-violent Coordinating Committee, frequently spoken of by its acronym SNCC, which is often pronounced as "Snick." 
  
-One of these figures who brought a great increase in the exercise of civil rights was Julian Bond.You can find his book here: [[https://www.amazon.com/Julian-Bonds-Time-Teach-Southern/dp/0807033200]] See also some gleanings from [[[Julian Bond's Time to Teach]]+One of these figures who brought a great increase in the exercise of civil rights was Julian Bond.You can find his book here: [[https://www.amazon.com/Julian-Bonds-Time-Teach-Southern/dp/0807033200]]  
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 +You can scroll through //A Time to Speak, A Time to Act// book here: [[https://archive.org/details/timetospeaktimet00bond/page/n1/mode/1up]] (Free registration is required.)
  
 The activist responsible for working toward civil rights in the USA of the 1960s had three independent schools from which they could gain information, wisdom, and support. The activist responsible for working toward civil rights in the USA of the 1960s had three independent schools from which they could gain information, wisdom, and support.
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 With the aim of becoming an activist in Afghanistan, it should be useful to have a good understanding of the current situation there and also its origins. One particularly good analysis is given here: With the aim of becoming an activist in Afghanistan, it should be useful to have a good understanding of the current situation there and also its origins. One particularly good analysis is given here:
-[[https://qr.ae/pvwtix]]  (An [[ArchivalItem1|Archival copy]] can be found here.+[[https://qr.ae/pvwtix]]  (An [[ArchivalItem1|Archival copy]] can be found here.)
  
 Most analyses of the causal factors leading up to the debacle of mid August of 2021 have concentrated on mistakes made after George Bush decided to attempt nation building in Afghanistan. It ought to strike observers as odd that so many things went obviously wrong, and that many of the supposed successes of the nation building efforts such as the Afghan military appeared to lose all defensive capabilities once the US left the Bagram airport.  Most analyses of the causal factors leading up to the debacle of mid August of 2021 have concentrated on mistakes made after George Bush decided to attempt nation building in Afghanistan. It ought to strike observers as odd that so many things went obviously wrong, and that many of the supposed successes of the nation building efforts such as the Afghan military appeared to lose all defensive capabilities once the US left the Bagram airport. 
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 [[https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/1193|Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow and the Chinese Revolution: A Personal Account]] By Yueh Sheng. [[https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/1193|Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow and the Chinese Revolution: A Personal Account]] By Yueh Sheng.
  
-Readers may not have the opportunity to argue out issues in person the way Yeah Sheng and his classmates did. (Read about it. It is exciting.) But there are possibilities for Internet connections and arguments.+Readers may not have the opportunity to argue out issues in person the way Yueh Sheng and his classmates did. (Read about it. It is exciting.) But there are possibilities for Internet connections and arguments.
  
 Yueh Sheng gives an account of the curriculum his school followed. What are the needs of the new activist in Afghanistan? Yueh Sheng gives an account of the curriculum his school followed. What are the needs of the new activist in Afghanistan?
  
 [[Discussion 101|{{:comments.png?direct&100 |}}]]  [[Discussion 101|{{:comments.png?direct&100 |}}]] 
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 +[[The Activist Way]]
  
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