You go, girl
Saturday, January 5, 2013, 4:00 AM
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai waves as she is discharged from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Image © DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS : Opinion -- The image of young Malala Yousafzai walking out of a British hospital Thursday was a tonic for the soul.
In October, Taliban thugs in rural Pakistan tried to assassinate Malala, then 14, with gunfire. They loathed her for advocating the right of girls to get an education.
To the retrogrades of the Taliban, the notion of modern women thriving in a modern world is a threat. So they pumped bullets into the girl's head and neck, hoping to put an end to what they called her “obscenity.”
Not only did they fail to kill Malala, the world rallied around her cause, with thousands upon thousands in Pakistan rising in condemnation.
After initial care in Pakistan, where a bullet was removed from her skull, Malala was flown to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
In the beginning, it was touch and go. Now, supported by family, she will be treated as an outpatient — and the world is blessed by the smiling face of an extraordinary young heroine.
This. This is exactly the reason I give credence to the Marxist ideal that “religion is the opiate of the masses”. Yes, it's an extreme case by a group that's gasping for it's survival. Yet it's a quintessential component in any formalized religious structure.
Religious groups require guilt, ignorance, and unthinking obedience. While there are benefits to be found, none can compensate for those three core ingredients.
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