There was certain anti-globalism, the fruit of the protectionism of several countries, but it was not a threat to the general and irreversible process of globalization.
The great front of socio-ethical values
We are living through dramatic socio-political times. Never in our history has there been such widespread hate and rage, especially in the social mass media.
Democracy or Nazi-Fascism
Democracy will fail under Bolsonaro who committed many barbarities against women, Blacks, Indigenous peoples, the quilombolas, the LGBT, including torturers.
Even these rough winds will lead us to a safe harbor
Even with rough winds, Brazilians maintain a commitment to hope. Hope is the last to die. This is why the Brazilian people understand that God writes correctly in crooked lines.
The current demise of ethics
In my understanding, two factors have touched the heart of ethics: the process of globalization and the commercialization of society.
Neo-fascism: a world-wide wave
Fascism is an extreme derivative of fundamentalism, with a long tradition in almost every culture. Unfortunately, it is active around the world and formative in the United States.
An organized people are the protagonists of a new society
You, yourselves, must be the protagonists of a new kind of society, with a new form of organic production, in tune with nature; a just distribution of goods, and sober consumption.
It is confusing, but I dream
I dream of seeing a Brazil built from the bottom up, and from the inside out, forging a popular, participatory and socio-ecological democracy.
Leonardo Boff: A threat, self destruction and peace
Tireless dialogue, open negotiations, and a fair agreement erase the basis for refusing protection and strengthen peace. It is time to act.
The pinnacle of evolution is life, not the human being
We can self-destruct because evolution has already created the means to do so, or we could finally start to create a truly just and fraternal society,Â