In her latest book, Greta Thunberg cites ideas from 9 progressive thinkers from Bill McKibben to Thomas Piketty.
If I were asked to contribute to this list, I would quote the words of a prophet from more than 2000 years ago. “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” Hatred of “the other” is at the heart of all modern conflicts. Vladimir Putin hates that Russia no longer has an empire. The mullahs in Iran hate that people refuse to embrace their extreme views of Islam. Ron DeSantis hates migrants from Venezuela.
So much hatred in the world and so much false piety. Young women in Iran should be killed if they dare to not fully cover their heads. Lots of Americans think their neighbors should be killed if they don’t vote to preserve white hegemony or dare to offer a sip of water to a person who has been standing in line for hours to vote. Is this what Jesus died on the cross for? I am not a religious person but I know enough about Christianity to know hatred is not a family value.
Most of the nine thoughts reproduced above can properly be categorized as progressive ideas. Certainlyis a progressive thinker, as is Greta Thunberg herself. Reactionaries loathe progressive thinking, particularly if it undermines the notion of white privilege. If we are to preserve the Earth as a safe haven for humans, we need to imagine a different reality, one that values and validates
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