Ignoring The Messenger Does Not make The Message Go Away

      It is easier to dismiss unpleasant realities or pretend they do not exist rather than face them. Ignoring, discrediting, or making irrelevant the messenger does not make the message go away.
      People do not mind hearing about a problem or form of suffering if they are told there is someone or some organization addressing the problem. But if they are told the ones they believe are addressing the problem are instead exploiting it, or are at best ineffective, it is not a message people want to hear. People want hope. But wishful thinking does not make anything better, and so the standards for ethics and efficacy remain pathetically low in much of the nonprofit world, especially when it comes to voiceless populations.