Re: 'Emergency on Planet Earth' - XR Scientists present the case for rebellion Archived Message
Posted by johnlilburne on August 30, 2020, 11:04 pm, in reply to "Re: 'Emergency on Planet Earth' - XR Scientists present the case for rebellion"
Climate change is just a symptom - albeit a major one - of humanity's dysfunctional relationship with the rest of nature which goes back to the agricultural revolution if not before. Humans have come to believe that they are separate from and superior to the rest of the natural world. Photosynthetic production, direct or indirect, modern or ancient, is there for the taking and to hell with the consequences. XR could only succeed if it were truly a mass movement. It would have to achieve a critical mass. And, it's no good just being a feel-good movement - that feeling does not last. People have to be truly aware of what they are up against, the realities of power relations. It's no use thinking you can persuade politicians and corporations to do the right thing. They are not your friends. They will co-opt you with flattery or intimidate you into silence. The system has to be destroyed before it destroys us. We need change on all fronts. Don't ask me how we can achieve that. Or if we can.
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