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Dr Kat Eghdamian
@KatEghdamian
Human Rights and Social Cohesion @nzhumanrights, @asylum_trust_nz, @ohm_nz | Alumna @UCL @UniofOxford @LSESociology | Former Child Refugee | Views my own
Aug 13, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Poets, journalists, novelists, and philosophers are some of the greatest threats to rulers, elites, and extremists. Why? Because the written word is a potent instrument that can spark revolutions and incite transformation in the hearts and minds of people. And dictators and authoritarian regimes know that. Extremists know it. And they all fear it.