"On some levels, you can also have this feeling that we are being duped, somehow. And that the world is at play for something you would understand more if it were pure ideology. It is a very strange time and also basic things are being taken away"
- Edwidge Danticat
About this Quote
This quote by Edwidge Danticat speaks with the feeling of uncertainty and confusion that much of us are experiencing in the existing environment. It suggests that we are being deceived in some way, and that the world is running on a level that is challenging to understand. It suggests that the basic things that we have concerned count on are being removed from us, leaving us feeling vulnerable and exposed. This quote talks to the sense of powerlessness that many of us are feeling in the face of the existing events, and the sensation that we are not able to manage our own destinies. It is a pointer that we should stay vigilant and knowledgeable about the forces at play in the world, and that we need to strive to protect the fundamental rights and flexibilities that we have come to rely on.
This quote is written / told by Edwidge Danticat somewhere between January 19, 1969 and today. He/she was a famous Author from Haiti.
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