Not all heroes wear capes.
“I truly hope that people understand what’s happening. I’m a UN pro bono official — I’m not even paid. Yet suddenly I’m a threat to the global economy. Why? Because I asked big tech to comply with international law and stop profiteering from genocide.”
Francesca Albanese
@fkamiah17 I’m guessing you’ve seen this?
I’m far from convinced by the efficacy of online petitions but with so many avenues of protest or solidarity being crushed, screaming into the void feels marginally more than nothing 😱
Indeed, citation source needed.
Googling this "quote" I find it to be all over social media, but I'm getting no pointers to when and where she actually said it.
Frankly, it looks like it's made up.
@stephenhomewood @gvlx @fkamiah17
Thanks for the link Stephen!
I watched the video. It's not an exact transcription, but in essence that's what she says there.
So I'm satisfied that it is real, and not made up.
Watching this video again makes clear how mrs. Albanese deserves our utmost respect.
Makes it very clear what the global economy runs on! Because complying with the law and not profiting from genocide *would* be a massive threat to the global economy.
"Global economy" => "rich people's yacht money"
"Every transaction in the developed economies of the West can be interpreted as an act of aggression against the economic losers in the worldwide game."
- Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Fair enough. It just struck me as a surprisingly radical thing to hear from such a mainstream source.
No apology needed, you make excellent points! It's mainly useful for catching the attention of mainstream people who would automatically respect him.
So not Mastodon!
As it is indeed...
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