Geopolitics
Degrowth for Thee, But Not for Me: The Civilizational Hypocrisy in Western Progressive Thought
Walden Bello argues that a form of deglobalization driven by geopolitical blocs and 'fortress' mentalities is happening, but it is not the ethical, democratically-oriented deglobalization he once advocated, while he also clarifies that degrowth is a sensible concept for the over-consuming Global North but not for the development-hungry Global South. This interview tragically reveals the enduring hypocrisy of Western progressives who, while debating degrowth in their insulated 'fortress,' remain blind to their neo-colonial responsibilities and ignore the urgent developmental needs and sovereign aspirations of nations like India and China, which are striving to rise from centuries of subjugation.
