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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2018, 01:19 AM Jul 2018

AMAZING! activist saves a man from deportation to Afganistan in plane protest

'Not sitting down': student Elin Ersson halts deportation of asylum seeker.

I am deeply moved by her courage, compassion and conviction. Wow!

Swedish student's dramatic plane protest stops man's deportation 'to hell'

Elin Ersson refused to take her seat on flight at Gothenburg airport until man being sent to Afghanistan was removed

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/25/swedish-student-plane-protest-stops-mans-deportation-afghanistan

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AMAZING! activist saves a man from deportation to Afganistan in plane protest (Original Post) Equinox Moon Jul 2018 OP

awesome. Demovictory9 Jul 2018 #1

That's how it's done, right there. 2naSalit Jul 2018 #2

Tears. Such bravery and humanity. liberalmuse Jul 2018 #3

And that is how the world is saved from Nazis. byronius Jul 2018 #4

Demovictory9

(32,423 posts)

1. awesome.

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 01:26 AM

Jul 2018

2naSalit

(86,392 posts)

2. That's how it's done, right there.

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 01:26 AM

Jul 2018

Of course, in the airlines here, you'd get dragged off after being beaten by the cops.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)

3. Tears. Such bravery and humanity.

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 02:36 AM

Jul 2018

She knew her stuff, too! That took a helluva lot of courage, and she's so young. Bless this woman. If more people were like her, what a beautiful world this would be.

byronius

(7,391 posts)

4. And that is how the world is saved from Nazis.

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 03:02 AM

Jul 2018

She deserves serious credit.

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