Breaking Together: A freedom-loving response to collapse

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This brings us to a question – how do you understand ecolibertarian principles, and how do you see them fitting into your vision of a just community? Impersonal top-down approaches, preference for the interests of friends and disconnection from the needs of ordinary people were obvious in the response to Covid and are increasingly obvious in the responses to all the crises that make up the Climate and Ecological Emergency.

In engaging with these actions, remember to always approach with empathy and respect for all involved. Krishnamurti is often quoted as saying that “it is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society. And remember, it’s okay to find humor amidst the seriousness, it often brings the most enlightening insights.Unfortunately, a complaint-only focus on the matter of climate change typifies increasing numbers of people who now choose to deny the problem itself as part of an understandable rebellion against further surveillance and control. Breaking Together provides an impressive and sobering analysis of what is happening in societies and the biosphere, why ‘we’ (in modern cultures) didn’t know sooner, and what realistic choices remain, both individually and collectively. Dan: When you listed the top ten prosocial actions community organizers can use to active social justice outcomes – how many of them would you categorize as ecolibertarian? The list I was providing from ‘Breaking Together’ that detailed pathways to attaining critical wisdom didn’t include a fifth point as such.

Breaking Together constructs a comprehensive, compelling yet nuanced argument that societal collapse is well underway. As levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere climb ever higher, the effects of climate change are now being felt. Mindfulness can be cultivated through practices like meditation, reflective journaling, and conscious dialogue with others. However, this raises perhaps the biggest question of all: How do we dismantle these power structures and encourage a shift towards more cooperative, equitable relationships? For in the English-speaking world, this is the epicentre of contemporary praise for the divine feminine.It involves cultivating positive, prosocial behaviors within communities, fostering a culture of collaboration over competition, and ensuring everyone’s basic needs are met as a collective responsibility. That would not be a stubborn optimism, but a stoic certainty about living with reality in a positive way, come what may. Dan: In terms of Restoring the Commons and effectively managing common resources, how can violence be resisted when it comes to resource scarcity for life supports – such as food and water – where others may seek to dominate access to those resources by force?