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authorJoe Carstairs <me@joeac.net>2026-07-30 11:07:39 +0100
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@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ prioritises a Green New Deal policy. In order to increase momentum behind the
movement, they can also join protests or take part in direct action.
Notably, all of these actions may be difficult for those called to take part in
-them. Getting involved in politics in any but the most trivial capacity
-requires giving up evenings and weekends: annoying for, say, a Masters student,
-but potentially a major sacrifice for an exhausted parent working a full-time
-job. Standing for election could be costly to your relationships, and expose
-you to ridicule and abuse. Depending on the action involved, protesting or
-taking direct action could get you arrested. Meanwhile, the benefits of a Green
-New Deal stand far off, and remain largely outside your control. The call must
-then be to make a sacrifice for what is good, even if, paradoxically, it costs
-you.
+them. Getting involved in politics in any but the most trivial capacity requires
+giving up evenings and weekends: annoying for, say, a Masters student, but
+potentially a major sacrifice for an exhausted parent working a full-time job.
+Standing for election could be costly to your relationships, and expose you to
+ridicule and abuse. Depending on the action involved, protesting or taking
+direct action could get you arrested. Organising your workplace could get you
+fired. Meanwhile, the benefits of a Green New Deal stand far off, and remain
+largely outside your control. The call must then be to make a sacrifice for what
+is good, even if, paradoxically, it costs you.
This is, in John Collin's terms, an 'ethic for martyrdom.' So, could John's
apocalyptic rhetorical strategies be of use in motivating UK citizens to take