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A review by madcilantrist
No More Heroes: Grassroots Challenges to the Savior Mentality by Jordan Flaherty
5.0
Highly recommend. A powerful lens to see through privilege blinders and how the "hero" myth is insidiously harmful.
This excerpt is a great preview if you're considering reading it: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38989-saviors-believe-that-they-are-better-than-the-people-they-are-saving
The author draws on tons of history and current examples that clearly illustrate how we have inherited a deeply-rooted popular conception of “doing good” that really does far more harm.
This excerpt is a great preview if you're considering reading it: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38989-saviors-believe-that-they-are-better-than-the-people-they-are-saving
The author draws on tons of history and current examples that clearly illustrate how we have inherited a deeply-rooted popular conception of “doing good” that really does far more harm.