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I would
therefore like to restate my original question: We are at the cusp of the
most important, potentially devasting and all-encompassing change ever
encountered in the history of the world. Among them, but by no means the only
concern, is the fate of civilization. Is there anyone, with more than a
parochial ideological focus, who would like to venture a political solution
beyond the destruction of capitalism?
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CB: Your statement seems to be only part of what you want to say.
More fully wouldn't it be something like:
We are at the cusp of a the most important, potentially devastating and
all-encompassing change ever encountered in the history of the world, BECAUSE WE WILL
RUN OUT OF OIL WITHIN 50 YEARS AND EVEN IF WE DIDN'T , IF WE DON'T STOP USING SO MUCH
FOSSIL FUEL WE WILL HAVE RUNAWAY GLOBAL WARMING IN 50 YEARS AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I
AM AN EXPERT ON THESE FACTS AND HERE IN TEN SENTENCES IS A SUMMARY OF THE GREAT
SCIENTIFIC DEBATE ON IT IN WHICH IT MUST BE RESOLVED AND CONCLUDED AS I SAY. I DON'T
THINK SOLVING THIS WORLD HISTORIC CRISIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH CAPITALISM , SO I
PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING NON-ANTI-CAPITALIST POLITICAL, ECONOMIC , FEMINIST AND SOCIAL
EMERGENCY TRANSFORMATION OF THE CODUCT OF 6 BILLION PEOPLE AND HERE'S WHY I CAN
PERSUADE THEM TO DO IT AND WHY IT WILL GIVE THE LEAST DIEOFF ( Euphemism).
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I assure you I'd be the first to agree "capitalism sux." From an biocentric
environmentalist viewpoint, I probably hold it in lower esteem than even many
of the self-proclaimed Marxists here. You're going to get your wish no matter
how arduous or lackadaisical your effort. I merely want to know: What next?
Tom Warren has already suggested a few concrete steps: bioregionalism, to
succor any remnant of social collapse; Earth awareness, to help ensure
there'll be regions that might support those who survive the crash. I agree
with Mark and Jay Hanson that there is little likelihood of preventing a
major readjustment in the global social construct (dieoff). But I have not
seen here any appreciation of that, nor any suggestions as to how this might
be ameliorated, nor how the resulting recovery might look.
Destroying capitalism is a fine first step. Then what?
Hallyx
"The life of the individual only has meaning in so far as it aids in making
the
life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful." ---Albert Einstein
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