The Guardian (September 24)
“European leaders have been pulled to the right on migration, the climate crisis and Israel. Their weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built.” If they “remain still and silent, hoping Trump will simply fade away, they risk giving up not just their dignity but their political agency. By doing so, they are allowing far-right forces to fill the void and tilt the balance permanently.”
Tags: Climate crisis, Democratic principles, Dignity, EU, Europe, Far right, Israel, Leaders, Migration, Political agency, Risk, Silent, Still, Trump, Undermining, Void, Weakness
New York Times (October 24)
Increasingly, once “outspoken business moguls are now staying silent,” on the presidential election, “fearful of potential retribution should Trump win.” Jeff Bezos may be yet “another sign of corporate leaders’ cautiousness about publicly weighing in on the race.” The Washington Post, which he owns, “hasn’t yet endorsed a presidential candidate.”
Tags: Bezos, Business moguls, Cautiousness, Fearful, Leaders, Outspoken, Presidential election, Retribution, Silent, Trump, Washington Post
Wall Street Journal (May 11)
“In the midst of what many expect to be the most toxic presidential campaign in modern history, American businesses are going to extraordinary lengths to stay off the political radar.” In 2020, business leaders felt “they couldn’t afford to stay silent on social and political issues. In 2024, many hope to take a quieter approach.”
Tags: 2020, 2024, Afford, Businesses, Leaders, Political issues, Political radar, Presidential campaign, Quieter, Silent, Social, Toxic, U.S.
New York Times (September 10)
“Rather than remain silent,” Serena Williams “insisted on being heard. Rather than contain herself, she used her rage for the countless women silenced by sexism and racism.” Accusing the chair umpire at the U.S. Open of sexism was Serena’s “gift to Naomi Osaka, and Women.” By protesting his calls, “she opened new possibilities of black womanhood.”
Tags: Black womanhood, Naomi Osaka, Protesting, Racism, Rage, Serena Williams, Sexism, Silent, U.S. Open, Umpire, Women
Chicago Tribune (October 9)
While “most of the world has remained silent,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has engaged in sweeping genocide. “Nearly 3,000 people have already been gunned down, either by police or vigilante death squads, encouraged by Duterte, who has promised immunity.” Another 600,000 are “now caged in hideously crowded prisons that already look like concentration camps.” This may be “the logical conclusion of the brutal rhetoric of the drug war,” but “history shows that such dehumanization doesn’t stop crime or drug use — it simply enables it.”
Tags: Concentration camps, Crime, Dehumanization, Drug war, Drugs, Duterte, Genocide, Immunity, Philippines, Prison, Silent, Vigilante death squads
