Cynicism Is the Enemy of Action

Rebecca Solnit, always clarifying to read. In her latest essay, she writes about «near enemies». By those, she means all the cynics, political hobbyists, defeatists on the sidelines «who in theory agree with our goals but in practice are forever sabotaging them» – by criticising tactics, by calling goals unrealistic, by calling activists naive to try. In times like these, Solnit writes, «no one should be on the sidelines, and no one should be undermining those who are showing up for justice, human rights, and environmental protection.»