Why Ecosocialism?

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Simple but not easy

Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening.

Chico Mendes

Capitalism bad

There are a couple of really difficult problems humanity faces that we all seem to be aware of, but don’t talk about.

1. We live in a world with rapidly deepening inequalities that are only getting worse. This is despite there being more than enough of everything to go around.
2. The systems we live under are causing an ecological disaster at an ever increasing rate. We need careful management of resources to react to this and our governments are beholden to corporations and people who don’t want this to happen.

If you think about this too long you could end up feeling despairing and give up, choosing instead to ignore what’s happening and look for what comfort you can find before the curtain falls. This isn’t what I believe, but in order to have a clear view of what’s required you will need to understand where the problems come from and how to deal with them.

In a word, capitalism. Capitalism is a system where we have created our own nemesis. We have enormous productive power, more than capable of of meeting the needs of every human being, but instead it is turned into a way for a very…