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Originally posted by U4ea82
It's amazing the amount of wisdom children can impart in us if only we would take the time to listen. This boy's parents should be very proud of raising such a socially conscious young man, who is obviously very intelligent.
Originally posted by Soloprotocol
Does anyone speak Arabic...The kid could have been talking about Justin Bieber for all i know, but if the subs match what the kid is really saying then..Wow, Just Wow...This12 year old kid should be running against Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.edit on 16-7-2013 by Soloprotocol because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by sean
I wouldn't be so sure that this first grade kid is so intellectually social on his own without some kind of adult influence. This kid is all dressed up, hair slicked back as all of this is a rehearsed interview. The video is horribly edited about dozen times with crappy sub titles that flash so fast you have to pause the video to read it. I could cut a video too and make a person seem as smart as Einstein. All of this is in Arabic so he could be talking about his lost dog for all we know. For a second you can see an arm of an adult pull him over a bit in center of the camera so there is an adult influential presence there.
Arabic is my native language, the subtitles did match what he was saying.
Originally posted by sparrowstail
I saw this and thought it might generate some discussion. I did a search and didn't see anything. I just took it at face value. Not sure about the source.
Fascinating how much potential a young engaged person has especially when their lives depend on it. I wonder if in fact the subtitles are true to his words. It could be propaganda. I have no real understanding of what is truly going on in Egypt, and I have no strong opinion beyond what seems truthful and in defiance of ignorance.
Apologies if this has already been processed.
This 12-year-old Egyptian boy is putting together some very complex arguments against the Muslim Brotherhood's attempt to grab power in Egypt. If you think he's just regurgitating a script or something, watch him answer a question about gender equality at 1:57.
See video here www.upworthy.com...
Originally posted by ozoman
reply to post by Soloprotocol
Originally posted by Soloprotocol
Does anyone speak Arabic...The kid could have been talking about Justin Bieber for all i know, but if the subs match what the kid is really saying then..Wow, Just Wow...This12 year old kid should be running against Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.edit on 16-7-2013 by Soloprotocol because: (no reason given)
reply to post by sean
Originally posted by sean
I wouldn't be so sure that this first grade kid is so intellectually social on his own without some kind of adult influence. This kid is all dressed up, hair slicked back as all of this is a rehearsed interview. The video is horribly edited about dozen times with crappy sub titles that flash so fast you have to pause the video to read it. I could cut a video too and make a person seem as smart as Einstein. All of this is in Arabic so he could be talking about his lost dog for all we know. For a second you can see an arm of an adult pull him over a bit in center of the camera so there is an adult influential presence there.
Arabic is my native language, the subtitles did match what he was saying.