True Green is not Woke

Woke centres identity; Green centres interconnectedness and responsibility. Identity is concerned with "me-me-me" or "us-us-us". Responsibility is concerned with "others-others-others", all of whom are interconnected with us, and in its Green version, this includes other species and the planet, and future generations.

The main thing they have in common is that both are against, or at least seriously criticise, the evil of the current establishment(s). The evil that current Wokism is against is that of an arrogant power, which denies the identity of groups that feel themselves marginalized. The evil that true Green is against is that of greed and irresponsibility towards the Creation - towards animals, plants, ecosystems and the planet. Green wants an attitude of caring responsibility towards those. Christian / religious Green adds responsibility towards God.

The difference between true Green and current Wokism is fundamental, not a mere matter of emphasis.

The so-called Green Movement began as true Green, found itself anti-establishment and began to attract other anti-establishment people of all shades, and eventually emphasised Woke issues rather than Green. (The Green Party in England and Wales was once called "a coalition of the dispossessed.) As a result, environmental issues became less and less important to so-called Greens, such that in the 1990s the Green Party in England and Wales seemed to be 'ashamed' of its environmental roots and in elections hardly mentioned them. In the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election, the Green Party leaflet did not mention climate change once, nor most of the environmental issues, except for insulating homes; it seems that the candidate was told not to include it!

For Christians

Christians believe that Reality, include all stars, planets, plants, animals and humans, and the laws that govern them, were designed and created by God. They believe that "God has compassion on all God made" [Psalm 145:9], that humans were mandated as 'shepherds' of the rest of Creation, caring for it [Genesis 1-2]. And that all Creation will one day, through Christ, experience the "freedom" that the people of God will experience [Romans 8]. Therefore, Christians should be at the forefront of Green.

How deeply sad it is, therefore, to see so many Christians fighting against Green. Especially in the USA.

See Also

• Home Page - has lists of helpful material, including critique of Christians who are fighting against Green.

• Defending Net Zero
• In Defence of Cal DeWitt's Song of a Scientist, with a critique of Cal Beisner of the Cornwall Alliance.

• Rich Redemption - Romans 8 Revisited - and then peruse links from there.

Notes

This page, "abxn.org/ccge/green.not.woke.html", is an expression of part of a project to understand the links between climate change, global economy and other matters including society's beliefs and aspirations. It is designed to stimulate thinking and discourse. Comments, queries welcome.

This page is written on behalf of the CCGE Group by Andrew Basden, but the views expressed herein are his and not necessarily those of the other members of the Group. Written on the Amiga with Protext in the style of classic HTML. Copyright (c) Andrew Basden all dates below, but you may use this material subject to certain conditions.

Created: 27 November 2025 Last updated: