It's not difficult to appreciate Niki's points (I've worked with people in social work, group work and psychotherapy most of my life.) For the past 15 years my focus has been on climate change, which I consider to be the greatest social justice issue humankind has ever faced. From all of my reading and activism I have reached the understanding that unless we collectively act very quickly, we and most other creatures on the planet will expire before the end of this century. That is not an extremist position. Scientists everywhere will confirm it. Faced with that probability treating people gently is simply not going to cut it. We need at least the similar treatment we had for Covid-19. We are in an extreme emergency! Every Friday morning for the past 31/2 years I have stood in a public place in my town attempting to highlight the issues, inviting people to pay attention and ACT. While many people support me, in general there is little change in people's behaviour. I fear that Niki's approach will simply not prompt urgent enough action, given the general tendency for people to opt for the status quo.
It's not difficult to appreciate Niki's points (I've worked with people in social work, group work and psychotherapy most of my life.) For the past 15 years my focus has been on climate change, which I consider to be the greatest social justice issue humankind has ever faced. From all of my reading and activism I have reached the understanding that unless we collectively act very quickly, we and most other creatures on the planet will expire before the end of this century. That is not an extremist position. Scientists everywhere will confirm it. Faced with that probability treating people gently is simply not going to cut it. We need at least the similar treatment we had for Covid-19. We are in an extreme emergency! Every Friday morning for the past 31/2 years I have stood in a public place in my town attempting to highlight the issues, inviting people to pay attention and ACT. While many people support me, in general there is little change in people's behaviour. I fear that Niki's approach will simply not prompt urgent enough action, given the general tendency for people to opt for the status quo.