http://www.npr.org/sections/go...-girls-in-afghanistan

It makes me think that that the world still has opportunities for greatness while surrounded by war, powerful rulers who still believe that killing a woman is not murder, that girls shouldn't be educated. These girls and boys and skating, like I did when I was young. Skating, like surfing, has formed me into the person I am. I read this and had to supreme tears. This is courage. This is hope. This fighting darkness with light. I wish I was a millionaire and I could send them 20 carvers, 50 street boards, parts, pads, helmets and enough money to keep the security strong enough to ensure their future.

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"One of the reasons why propaganda tries to get you to hate government is because it's the one existing institution in which people can participate to some extent and constrain tyrannical unaccountable power." Noam Chomsky.

Skating, like surfing, has formed me into the person I am.

Eat shit, walk it off, try the trick again. Finally sticking it felt oh so good!

Nice critique JB and quite the story.