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Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.  ― Frantz Fanon


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The world is in constant movement. We don't only follow the wave, but also try to shape it. We believe that “What matters is not to know the world but to change it.”(Frantz Fanon). We also assume that “Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” - Chinua Achebe. 


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