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In short, can bioregionalism sustain a mutlicultural social base or would
it degenerate in to the conservatism that typified the early writings of
Kirkpatrick Sale? I think bioregionalism can avoid this fate, but only if
attention is given to trans-bioregional issues, which raises the
paradoxical suggestion that some form of minimal (but not ineffective)
'green state' or state-like institution may be necessary in order to
prevent the type of small-scale.
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Yours in peace,
John Barry
Dept of Politics
Keele University
Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG
UK
'It ain't easy being green', Kermit the Frog
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John and everyone else,
I see what you are saying about attempts to keep a multicultural base. My
feeling is that Diversity is a necessity to any philosophy to make it
work. That's one of the things all the reading I have been doing -- both
on ecology and bioregionalism along with some other ecophilosophies
-- stress: that without diversity, an ecosystem will fail; without
diversity, the philosophy will fail.
A personal example: I used to live in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, "The Deep
South", for ten years. While everyone had southern characteristics -- a
southern accent (ya'll), southern manners (saying ma'am and sir), and
southern appetites (red beans and rice; grits; okra), they still had the
characterstics of their other cultures as well. The high school I
attended was mainly Italian. I also attended a church that was mainly
Italian. We had Italian dinners, etc. However, my friend Doris was Greek
and attended a Greek Orthodox church. That church had a wonderful
festival every year. Doris was both Greek and Southern. (P.S. I am not
Italian, I'm Irish/Native American/English/German, but we joined the
church of our personal friends who were Italian)
I know that's a simplistic example, but it's shows that cultural diversity
can and should exist.
As for bioregionalism needing other threads, I concur with your opinion.
I have found that bioregionalism is the philosophy that makes the most
sense to me -- common sense that is -- because it offers tools to put the
philosophy into action. But I also find myself leaning a little on ideas
from both the ecofeminist and deep ecology schools of thoughts.
Guess my mind's a hodgepodge of ideas.:-)
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Name: mary hallock morris
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mary hallock morris)
Date: 07/06/95
Time: 23:21:24
Grad student: The McGregor School of Antioch U.
Yellow Springs, Ohio
majoring in Community and Environmental Ed.
"In Nature, Nothing Exists Alone." -- Rachel Carson
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