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What does it mean?
Exposure to systemic injustice can radicalize neutral observers.
In plain terms
Seeing injustice turns you into a rebel.
What can you take from it?
Witnessing wrongs changes you.

Where it applies

  • activism
  • witnessing
  • learning

Putting it to work

  • take stands
  • watch closely
  • act

Questions to consider

  • What radicalized you?
  • Can you stay neutral?

Another view

Neutral observation is sometimes necessary for accurate reporting.

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