I have come to the conclusion that there are only 4 activities worthy of our time and energy at this juncture in human history. Because we have been brought to the brink of geno/ecocide by capitalist industrial civilization, it seems that our only realistic and potentially fruitful endeavors are to withdraw from participation in the system, engage in permaculture and restoration of land bases, create self-sufficient and sustainable communities, and develop and implement strategies aimed at the dismantling of industrial civilization's infrastructure.
The tactics that may be used to dismantle the systems of oppression and enslavement are many. It is up to each one of us to decide for ourselves which we are willing and able to engage in, but engage we must. The future of all life on this planet is at stake.
So far this is what I'm thinking/feeling/doing about these 4 options:
The tactics that may be used to dismantle the systems of oppression and enslavement are many. It is up to each one of us to decide for ourselves which we are willing and able to engage in, but engage we must. The future of all life on this planet is at stake.
So far this is what I'm thinking/feeling/doing about these 4 options:
Withdrawal, unplugging, divesting, going over the wall, call it what you like...
This might be easier for me than most as I have been a fringe-dweller most of my life, choosing to participate in the System as little as possible. But now, more than ever, it is important we choose, deliberately and consciously, to starve the Beast.
The first thing would be to stop entirely the use of fossil fuels and petroleum based products. Although it may seem an impossible task, it is not.
But first, let's look at why:
The Twin Sides of the Fossil Fuel Coin - Guy MacPherson
http://youtu.be/Ina16XSJQvM
Helen Caldicott: The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation (HD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htpj5LNw3D0
The first thing would be to stop entirely the use of fossil fuels and petroleum based products. Although it may seem an impossible task, it is not.
But first, let's look at why:
The Twin Sides of the Fossil Fuel Coin - Guy MacPherson
http://youtu.be/Ina16XSJQvM
Helen Caldicott: The Medical Implications of Fukushima, Nuclear Power and Nuclear Proliferation (HD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htpj5LNw3D0
Direct Action
"The task of an activist is not to navigate systems of oppressive power
with as much personal integrity as possible;
it is to dismantle those systems."
Lierre Keith
with as much personal integrity as possible;
it is to dismantle those systems."
Lierre Keith
Artwork: http://www.androidjones.com/new-work/2012/11/7/election-2012.html