Angry women need to stand up and be counted

I think the world needs a lot more young angry women," said Greta Thunberg upon her arrival in Paris after being detained by Israeli forces aboard the Madleen, a yacht carrying symbolic aid to Gaza in an effort to break the blockade.

- James Harvey, via email

She was responding to more puerile taunts from Donald Trump, which hardly deserve repeating.

But, I think she’s right.

If we look at the state of the world and the crises we face, many are caused-directly or indirectly-by men, often old white men. Trump, Netanyahu, Milei, Putin, Orbán; CEOs of oil and gas companies; arms manufacturers; media moguls like Rupert Murdoch and the Barclay brothers; billionaires like Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg.

These men are emblematic of the patriarchy: a social system where male dominance, and frequently toxic male traits, are not only normalised but celebrated, often at the expense of women and marginalised genders.