Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is used to being attacked by political enemies. In Georgia, though, she caught some flak from those she was trying to support.
We have to stop feeding into the narratives of these false dichotomies. We cannot choose between two evils but rather make a new alternative and work on the ground with all our power to create that alternative," she told RFE/RL. “But either way, the fight for democracy and fair and democratic elections will always be…a very basic principle that everyone needs to be able to stand by.”
Absolutely. 100% this. For Georgia, for Russia, for the US, for the rest of the West, for the rest of the world.
The Dubya war on terror “you’re either with the establishment ruling party unquestioningly or you’re with the establishment opposition party unquestioningly” or “you either love NATO or approve of Putin’s atrocities” bullshit has to end.
I don’t know about “loving” NATO, military alliances aren’t the most loveable things. They’re necessities for protecting from our thousands of years of conquering each other very, very frequently, unless you’re a believer in that neo-lib idea of free trade preventing war.
Understanding NATOs importance is the more important thing imo.
edit: Loving NATO is like loving your car insurance. Do you love it? No, probably not. Should you just get rid of it? No, probably not, unless you just never drive.
Absolutely. 100% this. For Georgia, for Russia, for the US, for the rest of the West, for the rest of the world.
The Dubya war on terror “you’re either with the establishment ruling party unquestioningly or you’re with the establishment opposition party unquestioningly” or “you either love NATO or approve of Putin’s atrocities” bullshit has to end.
I don’t know about “loving” NATO, military alliances aren’t the most loveable things. They’re necessities for protecting from our thousands of years of conquering each other very, very frequently, unless you’re a believer in that neo-lib idea of free trade preventing war.
Understanding NATOs importance is the more important thing imo.
edit: Loving NATO is like loving your car insurance. Do you love it? No, probably not. Should you just get rid of it? No, probably not, unless you just never drive.
Don’t worry. They’ll end when Trump pulls out of NATO.