Ethics Untangled 52. Should we all be activists? With Josh Hobbs
Josh Hobbs is back in this episode for his second appearance. Again the subject is political. This time we're discussing whether we should all be activists. More specifically, does the existence of global structural injustice give us a responsibility to respond to those injustices, and should that response take the form of activism? Josh thinks there are reasons to think not everyone could or should be an activist, and introduces some other ways in which people can contribute, including something he calls 'scaffolding activism'.
Here's Josh's article on the topic:
Between activism and apathy: global structural injustice and ordinary citizens
Further reading:
With Power Comes Responsibility: The Politics of Structural Injustice — Maeve McKeown
What is My Role in Changing the System? A New Model of Responsibility for Structural Injustice
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