As we look ahead, young people believe there is no regard for future generations who will suffer from the decisions taken today in the name of “economic growth”.
In a recent interview the 18-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida beautifully summarised why the next generation is angry:
“Companies say their role is to help the economy. They say, they don’t have the need to be socially responsible or care about biodiversity. We create jobs.”
Xiye and young climate activists around the world argue that this concept of capitalism means that it is ok to only care about the ‘now’. It means there is no interest in how the system of deregulated production affects the planet. There is no responsibility to care about the workers and their families once the salaries are paid. There is no regard
Articles by Anne Henow
We can’t afford a capitalism that doesn’t work for the next generation
January 20, 2021As we look ahead, young people believe there is no regard for future generations who will suffer from the decisions taken today in the name of “economic growth”.In a recent interview the 18-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida beautifully summarised why the next generation is angry: “Companies say their role is to help the economy. They say, they don’t have the need to be socially responsible or care about biodiversity. We create jobs.”Xiye and young climate activists around the world argue that this concept of capitalism means that it is ok to only care about the ‘now’. It means there is no interest in how the system of deregulated production affects the planet. There is no responsibility to care about the workers and their families once the salaries are paid. There is no regard for
Read More »We can’t afford a capitalism that doesn’t work for the next generation
January 20, 2021As we look ahead, young people believe there is no regard for future generations who will suffer from the decisions taken today in the name of “economic growth”.In a recent interview the 18-year-old climate activist Xiye Bastida beautifully summarised why the next generation is angry: “Companies say their role is to help the economy. They say, they don’t have the need to be socially responsible or care about biodiversity. We create jobs.”Xiye and young climate activists around the world argue that this concept of capitalism means that it is ok to only care about the ‘now’. It means there is no interest in how the system of deregulated production affects the planet. There is no responsibility to care about the workers and their families once the salaries are paid. There is no regard for
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