The gray lady decided to weigh in with an interview of Andres Malm, author of the book How To Blow Up A Pipeline, after their competitors previously did.

Malm doesn’t hide the fact that he engaged in radical activism but, not surprisingly, won’t mention what he has done. He is, of course, made out to be a father of children concerned for their future. Malm seemingly outlines that drastic action, short of taking human lives, would be necessary if another climate denier is elected to the White House.

But, in this case, it is helpful to cite the insights of ex-Communist David Horowtiz as spelled out in his excellent book Radicals: Portraits of a Destructive Passion. As Horotwiz points out, radicals, like Andres Malm, seek a nirvana or utopia on Earth that cannot exist but they press on hoping to achieve it anyway. Horowitz said in his book:

 [T]he radical’s real world efforts are directed to subverting and destroying the society he lives in. He is a nihilist… Everything that exists deserves to perish.

It is very hard for most people to understand or even accept that individuals, such as Andres Malm, who talk and write as intelligent, civilized people are only interested in causing as much havoc and destruction as possible. But there are and people like Malm, in many ways, are not willing to negotiate or discuss whether their ideas will even work. Radicals are only interested in dictating their terms as to how societies should be including telling people outside their cliques should behave and act. People, like Andres Malm, are utopians who seek will achieve their vision by any means necessary and that is why they are so dangerous.

Consequently, civilized people opposed to the left’s nihilistic, utopian vision must act to preserve and defend not only our way of life. Doing so does not have to entail using violence, unless it is done in self defense or as a last resort. This New York Times interview, including how Andres Malm and his ideas are being disseminated and even accepted, should be a reminder of this clarion call.