How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa

4.34 AVERAGE

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pilartyping's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%
kind of Islamophobic. 
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madscha's review against another edition

3.5
challenging inspiring medium-paced

gwendolynnix's review against another edition

5.0
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kamac's review against another edition

4.25
informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The book I needed for the times were living through. 

blast_range's review against another edition

3.75
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

andymunster's review against another edition

4.5
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3.75
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zippz's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
An inspiring, informative read, sharing necessary ideas for our time. 

margretecardona's review

5.0
Maria Ressa. WHAT an inspiration. It's people like her who quite literally save the world. This is probably going to be the most important book I've read this year. I urge anybody and everybody to read it.
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5.0
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I  was right. This *will* be a book I recommend to everyone.

I am still digesting everything and feel like I will also return to the words in this book, especially the last chapter "Why Fascism is Winning". The primary dictator described in the novel could be Duterte or Marcos. But it could also be Zuckerberg. I think this, more than other reads so far, has outlined how this platform has been supporting the insurrection of human rights long before Trump. 

If I had one small wish is that we had more action plans - but the plans are there really: connect with the community around you and stamp down your own and others' hate. We are better together.