Dr Ruth YeomanIt look like young Americans don't want to live in a Trumpian world.
#USAmidterms
#DemocracyOnTheBallot
#SaveOurDemocracy
#ProgressiveAlliance
CeriBoothThat will do an awful lot for the mental state of the planet.
@CeriBooth Yes. We need some respite. So we can gather our energies for sustainability transitions. #COP27Egypt
Jambo@RuthYeoman I hope you're right. Watching from the UK, the prospect or thought of another #trump presidency is just so depressing ... cant imagine how awful for you guys (and the world!) that would be ...
#BorisJohnson was bad enough over here but #DonaldTrump is a whole different level 😬
#BorisJohnson was bad enough over here but #DonaldTrump is a whole different level 😬
@simonjames They are both part of a global phenomenon. The challenge to democracy by authoritarians. This has become a toxic mix of internal forces combining to attack democratic institutions and authoritarian regimes clubbing together. The latter process is at least now out in the open after Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. It is horrid for us all.
@simonjames But I do think we can have some hope. Those arrayed against democracy have shown their hand. We now know their devices and desires. And this means we can act to protect our democratic ways of living.
@simonjames And, of course, really important that we do defend our democracies. Democracy gives us the good things - freedom, equality, dignity etc. We need the democratic toolkit for sustainability transitions. So.... #SaveOurDemocracy.
@RuthYeoman it's a real "stop the world, I want to get off!" moment in time isn't it, again ...
@simonjames It is very tempting to go all "quietist" and withdraw from public engagement. For myself, I have found solace in campaigning for #ProgressiveAlliance here in UK.