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Of health in the environment and what the 2 have in common is that both clash fundamentally with the idea that production decisions should be made on the basis of a search for profits you have to get away from the search for profits whether youre looking as an environmentalist or as a socialist and i think i feel in a way. In terms of the convergence of the 2 that the eco prefix is not really necessary its implied in socialism however i think its important to add it just for political reasons i want to show to emphasize to underscore the ecological dimension of the struggle for socialism to show that its really in everybodys interest and what does it look like. Eco socialism yeah what does that world look like what would you do talk about the book the vision. Well the vision is as i said one of the classless society. In which there would have been a considerable reconfiguration of space. There would be less need for going long distances every day to get to work there would be more. Res
Systems of life on which we depend this will only happen when we embrace an alternative vision of Human Society one where the Natural World is not a commodity to be exploited and destroyed but honored and protected as the source of life itself time is running out how as we head towards ecological collapse can we instill new values and a new ethic in the Human Society how will we wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the Climate Crisis is Victor Wallace author of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism. Lets define eco socialism to begin with you do in the book well the basic idea of socialism is the elimination of Class Divisions as ultimately the basic idea of ecology is to restore some kind of balance some kind of health in the environment and what the 2 have in common is that both clash fundamentally with the idea that production decisions should be made on the basis of a search for profits you have to get away from the s
The 1st place you cant use the same system to correct itself the created these problems in the 1st place. The struggle to prevent eco side now taking place across the planet is at its core a battle against corporate capitalism itself to save ourselves from environmental catastrophe and ultimately extinction there must be a radical reinterpretation of our relations with each other and the planetary systems of life on which we depend this will only happen when we embrace an alternative vision of Human Society one where the Natural World is not a commodity to be exploited and destroyed but honored and protected as the source of life itself time is running out how as we head towards ecological collapse. Can we instill new values and a new ethic in the Human Society how we wrest power from corporations is this even possible joining me to discuss the Climate Crisis is Victor Wallace author of red green revolution the politics and technology of eco socialism lets define eco socialism to begin
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