tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post1072495771434652582..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: Towards a Radical Ecology: an Anarchist Response to the Climate CrisisMike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-14505312639123090302020-11-29T09:59:09.871-08:002020-11-29T09:59:09.871-08:00Brexit, in the lead-up to the vote, the apologetic...Brexit, in the lead-up to the vote, the apologetic if not aggressive defence of the outcome and the subsequent bizarre and irresponsible assignment to the back-of-drawer, but being confronted with the absurdities of this particular decision on an almost daily basis - while using a society health emergency to have right-wing displays of alleged freedom by not wearing widely accepted infection-slowdowners (masks) - that should put paid to any notion of everyone being a responsible citizen who is willing/able to assess the best for the group and agree to agreed implementation. Sorry, another cynic here.GreenEuropeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118290330394572765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-75700097113827555952020-11-03T01:09:24.068-08:002020-11-03T01:09:24.068-08:00As an unconvinced anarchist, I can't say this ...As an unconvinced anarchist, I can't say this piece has given me anything to change my mind. Living as I do in a very white NE England town which has a Tory MP, I have a suspicion that autonomy for individuals and communities here would not be good news for the climate or for marginalised people. Neighbourhood Watch, as on example of local people acting for themselves, is a middle-class-run snoopers' group which enforces hierarchical values. What if the local vote was to reintroduce corporal punishment in schools and children's care institutions, plus capital punishment in prisons, as so many here long to see again? And I can't imagine the car-loving men on this housing estate would want to walk, cycle or take the bus.<br /><br />But maybe I'm too cynical. Can someone give me hope?This Wreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142858380774928433noreply@blogger.com