Naomi Klein on public anger and social change

April 28, 2009 in Editor's Blog | No comments

“Capitalism is on trial. And you have an organic, grassroots, sort of spontaneous revolt against the elite - which is actually what we’re hearing with this rage at CEOs, and bonuses and government collusion with the elites. Rage is an opportunity. The rage is there, and the country is seething, the world is seething with rage. The question is, where is it going to be directed? I feel there’s a moral responsibility for the Left and for progressives to provide an alternative in this moment that is moral, that is principled, that is just, that is hopeful, because if we don’t, then that anger is so easily directed at ‘those damn Mexican immigrants,’ at ‘the first African American president.’ So I feel a tremendous sense of urgency. It’s not just, ‘Hey, our time has come.’ It’s, ‘We’d better get our act together because this anger is going somewhere.’”

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