tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post5645982364317139015..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: The Ecosocialist Solution to Ecological Catastrophe Mike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-44121938544542644162020-03-09T13:42:26.262-07:002020-03-09T13:42:26.262-07:00While I fully agree with your post, I'm unsure...While I fully agree with your post, I'm unsure as to how degrowth could be achieved politically and without massive suffering. The concept seems to be in its early stages. Which political party will succeed by offering a kind of Green austerity, promising to reduce our energy use by a massive degree? Yes, it is probably the only way to avoid much greater suffering later but most people will not vote for it. See how the US primaries are playing out with Black people voting for a racist with dementia instead of a democratic socialist because the racist is, to them, electable and mildly preferable to Trump. Immediate self-interest comes first.<br /><br />I really want to know how this idea will progress.This Wreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466419106139105455noreply@blogger.com