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Me: Why do you fight?
Naomi Klein: it& #39;s a cauldron of forces that keep me going, of emotions. Not to be too witchy about it. You heard a little of the rage that keeps me going. But it& #39;s also fear... (Thread)
(transcribing bc @NaomiAKlein& #39;s final words in our interview are
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Naomi Klein: it& #39;s a cauldron of forces that keep me going, of emotions. Not to be too witchy about it. You heard a little of the rage that keeps me going. But it& #39;s also fear... (Thread)
(transcribing bc @NaomiAKlein& #39;s final words in our interview are
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"I fear for the world that we& #39;ve created unless we change course. I fear for my son & his friends. And all of us: it& #39;s not just the kids we have to worry about
"I want better for us
And I think that that comes from a place of love
I deeply, deeply love the natural world & find it unbearable to think of the depletion of wonder & beauty & the unnecessary hazards we& #39;re creating for people who deserve none of this. And for non-people
And I think that that comes from a place of love
I deeply, deeply love the natural world & find it unbearable to think of the depletion of wonder & beauty & the unnecessary hazards we& #39;re creating for people who deserve none of this. And for non-people
"And so, it& #39;s a mix of fear, rage and *lots* of love that keeps me going
"And I don& #39;t think we have an option to give up. I think *that* is the ultimate luxury product in this age of massive & disgraceful inequality - this idea that we can just kick back and watch it burn
I just have nothing but disdain for the people who imagine that as an option
I just have nothing but disdain for the people who imagine that as an option
"Because even imaging that as an option comes from a place of such privilege, the vast majority of people on this planet are just thrown into the fire through no choice of theirs - mostly through choices of ours
"So this is a moment where we really need to decide whose side we& #39;re on. And we really need to fight
Coz it is a fight
Coz it is a fight
"And that& #39;s one of the things I learned in the Sanders campaign. My god, they came at us, it was a hydra-headed beast...
But the thing I really felt so much is that there& #39;s so damn many of us. And people want to come together
But the thing I really felt so much is that there& #39;s so damn many of us. And people want to come together
"That was the beautiful thing of being part of that campaign - and watching people who had been discarded rise up and say & #39;We want something better& #39;.
And we got fucking close. We got really close
And we got fucking close. We got really close
And I think once you you feel that, once you really feel like, & #39;Oh actually they lied to us: they told us we were marginal, but we& #39;re not: we& #39;re many!& #39; https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Flexed biceps" aria-label="Emoji: Flexed biceps">
People long to fight for people they don& #39;t know and to be part of something bigger than themselves
And once you glimpse that - and goddam Bernie, he gave us all a glimpse of that - we& #39;re not going to let go of it.
And once you glimpse that - and goddam Bernie, he gave us all a glimpse of that - we& #39;re not going to let go of it.
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