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1. Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:43:44 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

   "Industrialism, which is the name of our economy, and which is now virtually the only economy of the world, has been from its beginnings in a state of riot. It is based squarely upon the principle of violence toward everything on which it depends, and it has not mattered whether the form of industrialism was communist or capitalist or whatever; (1/2)

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:44:18 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

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     the violence toward nature, human communities, traditional agricultures and local economies has been constant. The bad news is coming in, literally, from all over the world. Can such an economy be fixed without being radically changed? I don’t think it can." (2/2)
     From Wendell Berry - In Distrust of Movements

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:46:42 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

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     "The Captains of Industry have always counselled the rest of us to be “realistic”.
     Is it realistic to assume that the present economy would be just fine if only it would stop poisoning the air and water, or if only it would stop soil erosion, or
     if only it would stop degrading watersheds and forest cosystems, (...) or if only it would quit
     buying politicians, or if only it would give women and favoured minorities an equitable share of the loot? Realism, I think, is a very
     limited programme"

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:47:07 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

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     "The Captains of Industry have always counselled the rest of us to be “realistic”.
     Is it realistic to assume that the present economy would be just fine if only it would stop poisoning the air and water, or if only it would stop soil erosion, or
     if only it would stop degrading watersheds and forest cosystems, (...) or if only it would quit buying politicians, or if only it would give women and favoured minorities an equitable share of the loot? Realism, I think, is a very
     limited programme"

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:47:33 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

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     "The Captains of Industry have always counselled the rest of us to be “realistic”.
     Is it realistic to assume that the present economy would be just fine if only it would stop poisoning the air and water, or if only it would stop soil erosion, or if only it would stop degrading watersheds and forest cosystems, (...) or if only it would quit buying politicians, or if only it would give women and favoured minorities an equitable share of the loot? Realism, I think, is a very limited programme"

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 16:47:49 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

     in reply to

     "The Captains of Industry have always counselled the rest of us to be “realistic”.
     Is it realistic to assume that the present economy would be just fine if only it would stop poisoning the air and water, or if only it would stop soil erosion, or if only it would stop degrading watersheds and forest ecosystems, (...) or if only it would quit buying politicians, or if only it would give women and favoured minorities an equitable share of the loot? Realism, I think, is a very limited programme"

   • Chthonic Librarian Socialism (syndikalista@anticapitalist.party)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2019 17:17:46 UTC Chthonic Librarian Socialism

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     "If it is unreasonable to expect a bad economy to try to become a good one, then we must go to work to build a good economy.(...)Because it is possible for us, we must try in every way we can to make good economic sense in our own lives, in our households, and in our communities. We must do more for ourselves and our neighbours. We must learn to spend our money with our friends and not with our enemies."