agency
The very extremism of their analysis belies a horrifying reactionary politics. they are very smart. It tells us all why things are so bad, why the powerful have so much power, and why people are oppressed. Therefore, there is no chance of them revolting.
“Is” becomes “ought.” Self-fulfilling prophecy dynamics work very well. The work is done. With friends like this…
On the front line, everyone became very cheerful. Because, of course, humans are not dead.
In fact, they are explosions of the spirit driven by desire, seekers of meaning, recognition, and adventure. At least when you’re not being told you’re too oppressed to do anything. To use the more modest language of academia, they always have agency.
chip
Most of us who have recently been sentenced for years say this. If a regime was about to start genocide, starvation, and rape of millions of the world’s poorest people, do you think they would think twice about incarcerating those who try to stop it? ?
buried guardian Last week we wrote about conditions in camps in Tunisia, where hundreds of thousands of people are trapped. Reading between the lines, it is clear that EU policy is to ignore the systematic assault and killing of refugees.
And this is just 1.5 degrees Celsius. At 2°C, 1 billion people will be on the move. But our commenters say it’s “still unwise” to do anything realistic about it.
The important points are: If you want to indulge in structural determinism, it’s worth remembering that all historical regimes have cycles of birth, peak, hubris, and collapse. Collapse is now fixed. Government in the broadest sense of the word would collapse. We have crossed too many tipping points.
revolution
At some point in the next few years, the “climate” will change. whirlwind moment-That “George Floyd” moment, and that “Gaza” moment. Except this time, millions more people will be on the streets of Western cities as thousands of white people are killed.
Repression will turn into outrage overnight. And no one cares about risking arrest. Nietzsche’s spirit would inherit Bentham’s. Life is meant to be lived, not to be wise. The bourgeoisie’s colonization of our minds will be conquered. History will begin again.
In the meantime, it’s important to focus on the work we have to do. can change.
we must create Systematic mobilization, mass training of human resources in organization and leadership. Above all, we will create a true counter-ideology, one that rejoices in struggle, celebrates communities of resistance, and plans for what will happen after the inevitable revolution that comes.
No need to worry about your bedroom door being locked for a while.
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roger hallam Founding member of Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil. He is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for taking part in an online call discussing climate change measures related to M25.
