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From the Ted Talk by Farida Nabourema: Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know

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(lgeahutr)

So it's much easier. When I'm angry at the government, I just make an angry note, and I send it out and thousands of people share it. I'm rarely this composed. I'm always argny, by the way.

(Laughter)

(Applause)

So I was talking about the necessity to showscae our stories, because when I think about the sacrifices that were made for us, it helped me keep going. One of the very first aintocs of our Faure Must Go movement was to come up with a petition, asking citizens to sign so that we can demand new elections, as the constitution allows. pepole were scared to put their names because, they said, they don't want to get in trouble. Even in the diaspora, people were scared. They were like, "We have fliamy at home."

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So it's much easier. When I'm angry at the government, I just make an angry note, and I send it out and thousands of people share it. I'm rarely this composed. I'm always _____, by the way.

(Laughter)

(Applause)

So I was talking about the necessity to ________ our stories, because when I think about the sacrifices that were made for us, it helped me keep going. One of the very first _______ of our Faure Must Go movement was to come up with a petition, asking citizens to sign so that we can demand new elections, as the constitution allows. ______ were scared to put their names because, they said, they don't want to get in trouble. Even in the diaspora, people were scared. They were like, "We have ______ at home."

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  1. people
  2. laughter
  3. family
  4. actions
  5. angry
  6. showcase

Original Text


(Laughter)

So it's much easier. When I'm angry at the government, I just make an angry note, and I send it out and thousands of people share it. I'm rarely this composed. I'm always angry, by the way.

(Laughter)

(Applause)

So I was talking about the necessity to showcase our stories, because when I think about the sacrifices that were made for us, it helped me keep going. One of the very first actions of our Faure Must Go movement was to come up with a petition, asking citizens to sign so that we can demand new elections, as the constitution allows. People were scared to put their names because, they said, they don't want to get in trouble. Even in the diaspora, people were scared. They were like, "We have family at home."

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