Things are really bad. There’s a pandemic that has stretched on and on, that has been poorly managed on a global scale. That has not resulted in the abolition of medicine for profit or the recognition of our shared vulnerability that crosses our borders. Climate change is undeniably here, with various parts of the world literally on fire, and more horrifying suffering (human and nonhuman) than I could list. And that is just for starters. We are bombarded with horror and atrocity after horror and atrocity and the governments and capitalists go on as usual. Change couldn’t be more necessary and nothing changes.
Jan 30, 2022·edited Jan 30, 2022Liked by Clementine Morrigan
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"I want us to admit that we don’t know and I want us to consider that together we could come up with ideas and strategies that none of us can think of on our own. I want us to be excited at the possibility of discovering our shared potential. I want us to create containers for our ideas to come together, for us to think and dream and learn and strategies together. " YESSS!!!! this has been my calling for the last 20+ years... I will check out Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books, based on your recommendation; I've just finished reading "The Ministry for the Future", and loved it. If you are interested in some real-life experiments along these lines, you are most welcome to get in touch with me through my website at www.DiaPraxis.com. P.S. Your brilliant writing about identitarianism and cancel culture inspired me to become a paid subscriber.