Seems to be getting a fair hearing on 5F, strangely enough, with Aly/'admin' making some strong points about the polarised response of corporate elites to climate change, much as two wings emerged during covid, both shafting ordinary people in different ways:
Might give it a read, though I've found with Bendell's stuff that he's making much the same points that the peak oil transition movements were making in the early 2000s.
Just been reading McGuire's Hothouse Earth - unremittently depressing. And exhilarating in a peculiar way. Once one accepts that collapse is happening.
The enlightenment project is truly over. As Bendell indicates, we have to accept we are not in control - never have been - and progress is not inevitable. I am not sure some on the left get this. Hence the fetishisation of technology.
We need less hubris and more humility.
It's interesting that he references Dark Mountain who understand that we need a new story that embraces the reality of our situation.
Kingsnorth gets the humility bit. But, I'm not sure I'd want to go as far as putting my fate in the hands of a deity - though I can see the attraction of surrendering.
Bendell's right if he does not believe renewables/nukes/net zero are a panacea.
We have to consume a lot less overall and redistribute a lot more.
He's right that a god/charismatic leader will not save us. Or technology.
He's right there's likely to be pushback against authoritarian faux-solutions. Many deny the problem because they - rightly - suspect those pushing the faux-solutions.
We are certainly into adaptation. Whether we can build local resilience - globally - and thus retain our freedoms is another matter.
Corporate owned states will certainly be pushing their multi-faceted authoritarian agenda - the illusion that they can control the future.
on September 19, 2023, 5:34 pm