{"id":80767,"date":"2026-01-21T14:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=80767"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:48:46","slug":"reclaim-moral-compass-global-courageous-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/80767\/reclaim-moral-compass-global-courageous-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaim the moral compass: a call for courageous leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To leaders at all levels of government, business, and institutions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We write from many places, in many languages, with one shared hope: to live in a world where peace is the norm, the climate is stable, and our children inherit a future that is brighter than our present.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>You have a responsibility to reclaim the moral compass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Peace is not a prize, it is a human right. True leadership is built on solidarity, not threats. A healthy society isn&#8217;t measured by the profits of a few, but by the well-being of the many. Success isn&#8217;t about who wins, it&#8217;s about who thrives. We are defined by what we save, not what we take.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Donald Trump has said \u201cMy own morality. My own mind. It&#8217;s the only thing that can stop me.\u201d He and his circle of emboldened autocrats backed by polluting empires and their billionaire owners threaten our shared future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>We, the people, across generations and borders, call on leaders everywhere to reclaim the moral compass:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose cooperation over domination: <em>Find security through solidarity, not violence or threats.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the common good over private profit : <em>Measure success by how many people thrive, not how few people win.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose care over exploitation:<em> Build the future through what we save, not what we take.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This is the responsibility of true and courageous leadership in our time: to resist the billionaire takeover of our culture and future, to rise above the hateful rhetoric of division, and to renew our commitment to decency and each other. <\/p>\n\n<p>We, the people, rally 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