| We have reached a tipping point. Over 50% of applicants now say, that politics have swung too far to the right. It worries and frustrates them. This is not how they want their kids to grow up. And make no mistake, conservative thinking is not their concern. Here is what worries them: |  |
The overwhelming pessimism, the depressing doomsday scenarios, the xenophobic search for scape goats, the suspicion towards everyone who doesn't conform to supposed norms, the denial of scientific facts and the constant lookout for potential enemies ... all of this creates a toxic environment for global minded parents and eager-to-explore-the-world kids.
Global Native parents say: "Our kids want to think in solutions, not threats.
Nationalists will not solve any of the challenges the world is facing."
Nationalists will not solve any of the challenges the world is facing."
 | Brexit is a demonstration of how the destructive dynamics |
As Michelle Goldberg wrote in the New York Times only recently, this "decisive
moment in the international rise of reactionary populism was a grave error".
moment in the international rise of reactionary populism was a grave error".
Right-wing nationalists never hold one possible reality against another for fair comparison.
No, it's their grim version of the future against a false, nostalgic memory of "better days".
It can't work. It is a lie. We know that, and so do the parents in our community.
No, it's their grim version of the future against a false, nostalgic memory of "better days".
It can't work. It is a lie. We know that, and so do the parents in our community.
Michelle Goldberg's article ends as follows, quoting London's mayor Sadiq Khan:
"... but there’s a larger lesson, one most Western countries seemingly have to continually relearn.
Right-wing nationalist projects begin with loud, flamboyant swagger. They tend to end unspeakably."
Trump and Brexit, climate crisis, pandemic and war have changed our world.
But we are ready to cope. Because we take a stand together.
But we are ready to cope. Because we take a stand together.
