Most readers will know that I am of the left-wing socialist persuasion. So (I would think) is the author of this article, but let me highlight the key difference between my approach and that of most of the left. Responding to "the rise of autocracy and fascist policies" Ingrid Robeyns aks, "So what to do? There are at least three options: Fight, flee, or freeze" and argues "we should collectively redouble our efforts in fighting and resisting evil." I hear 'fight' rhetoric from the left all the time. Choosing to fight is exactly the wrong response to authoritarianism - it greets them on their own terms. There are many more things we could do: we could work, build, grow or develop. This is the path I have taken. Tommy Douglas didn't fight hospitals, he built health care. Paulo Friere didn't become a guerilla, he became an educator. Image: Wikipedia.
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