Danny’s Comments (group member since Feb 25, 2013)

Danny’s comments from the The Greener Reader group.

I agree that it was good to have the back story. Missionaries have long been held in a very deep dark place in my mind, but when I see some of the results of their education, they gain a little ground. While America was critical to her evolution, Wangari also had a thirst for knowledge and life that led her to break free of the imposed mental barriers of the Catholic church and Kansas.

It is amazing to think of the things she achieved just from having the goal of planting trees. Land rights, cultural/political problems and sexism all can be addressed through the simple act of planting trees. Her narrative was very direct. It was never, "Should I contest the detainment of young men for political reasons?" It was always, "We set up a protest... we formed an advocacy group... I wrote a letter." I'm sure that she had some inner debate, but it is clear from the events in her personal life that she was intelligent and had very strong conviction. Honestly I'm blown away and completely support her Nobel Prize award.


BONUS: Tom Morello is a direct descendent of Jomo Kenyatta

Here is a suggestion for a book in the future. It seems as though a lively discussion of nuclear waste is looming over all of our heads.