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,! ,CRISIS 9 ! ,ECOLOGY ,MOVEM5T 

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,PHOTO BY ,SPIROS,K ,PHOTOGRAPHY1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,AM]ICAN ECOLOGY MOVEM5TS -- & P>TICUL>LY ! ,AM]ICAN ,GRE5S -- >E FAC$ ) A S]I\S CRISIS ( CONSCI5CE & DIRECTION4 

     ,WILL ECOLOGICALLY ORI5T$ GR\PS & ! ,GRE5S BECOME A MOVEM5T ?AT SEES ! ROOTS ( \R ECOLOGICAL DISLOCATIONS 9 SOCIAL DISLOCATIONS -- NOTABLY1 9 ! DOM9ATION ( HUMAN BY HUMAN :I* HAS PRODUC$ ! V]Y NOTION ( DOM9AT+ NATURE8 

      ,OR WILL ECOLOGY GR\PS & ! ,GRE5S TURN ! 5TIRE ECOLOGY MOVEM5T 9TO A />RY-EY$ RELIGION DECORAT$ BY GODS1 GODDESSES1 WOODSPRITES1 & ORGANIZ$ >\ND S$AT+ RITUALS ?AT R$UCE MILITANT ACTIVI/ GR\PS TO SELF-9DULG5T 5C\NT] GR\PS8 

      ,!SE %>PLY CONFLICT+ ALT]NATIVES >E V]Y REAL4 ,& TO OP5LY /ATE !M IS NOT 0DIVISIVE0 OR 0CONFRONTATIONAL40 ,ACCUSATIONS LIKE 0DIVISIV5ESS0 & 0CONFRONTATION0 >E BE+ US$ ) \TRAGE\S CYNICISM TO BLUR SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CES 9 \TLOOK & PREV5T A C>EFUL EXPLORATION ( S]I\S PROBLEMS4 ,! PHONY CRY ( 0,UNITY60 HAS (T5 BE5 US$ TO SIL5CE ONE 'VIEWPO9T 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ANO!R4 ,WE CAN C]TA9LY HAVE UNITY -- & DISCUSSION1 IF Y\ PLEASE -- DESPITE MAJOR DIFF]5CES4 0,NEW ,AGE0 RHETORIC TO ! CONTR>Y NOT)/&+1 ?IS :AT DEMOCRACY IS ALL AB\T4 

      ,9 FACT1 REAL GR[? OCCURS EXACTLY :5 PEOPLE HAVE DIFF]5T VIEWS & CONFRONT EA* O!R 9 ORD] TO CREATIVELY >RIVE AT MORE ADVANC$ LEVELS ( TRU? -- NOT ADOPT A L[ COMMON D5OM9ATOR ( IDEAS ?AT IS 0ACCEPTABLE0 TO EV]YONE BUT ACTUALLY SATISFIES NO ONE 9 ! LONG RUN4 ,TRU? IS A*IEV$ ?R\< DIALOGUE &1 YES1 H>% DISPUTES -- NOT BY A DEAD5+ HOMOG5EITY & A BLEAK SIL5CE ?AT ULTIMATELY TURNS BL& 0IDEAS0 9TO RIGID DOGMAS4 

,! ,BASIC ,DIFF]5CES 

      ,LET'S FACE IT3 ,!RE IS A MAJOR DISPUTE 9 ! ECOLOGY & ,GRE5 MOVEM5TS1 TODAY4 ,IT IS A DISPUTE BETWE5 SOCIAL ECOLOGY & 0DEEP ECOLOGY0 -- ! FIR/1 A BODY ( IDEAS ?AT ASKS ?AT WE DEAL ) HUMAN BE+S PRIM>ILY AS SOCIAL BE+S :O DIFF] PR(\NDLY AS TO !IR /ATUS AS POOR & RI*1 WOM5 & M51 BLACK & :ITE1 GAYS & 0/RAI<TS10 OPPRESS$ & OPPRESSOR2 ! SECOND1 ?AT SEES HUMAN BE+S AS A M]E 0SPECIES0 -- AS MAMMALS &1 TO SOME PEOPLE LIKE ! 0,E>? ,FIR/60 LEAD]S1 AS 0VICI\S0 CREATURES -- :O >E SUBJECT ALMO/ 5TIRELY TO ! 0=CES ( NATURE0 & >E ESS5TIALLY 9T]*ANGEABLE ) LEMM+S1 GRIZZLY BE>S 7A FAVORITE SPECIES671 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ) 9SECTS1 BACT]IA1 & VIRUSES4 

      ,!SE >E NOT AIRY1 VAGUELY PHILOSOPHICAL1 & REMOTE PROBLEMS TO BE DISPUT$ BY MOD]N-DAY S*OLA/ICS4 ,!Y UND]P9 V]Y PRACTICAL DIFF]5CES4 ,! SOCIAL VIEW ( HUMANITY1 NAMELY ?AT ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 FOCUSES PRIM>ILY ON ! HI/ORIC EM]G5CE ( HI]>*Y & ! NE$ TO ELIM9ATE HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IPS4 ,IT EMPHASIZES ! JU/ DEM&S ( ! OPPRESS$ 9 A SOCIETY ?AT WANTONLY EXPLOITS HUMAN BE+S1 & IT CALLS = !IR FRE$OM4 ,IT EXPLORES ! POSSIBILITY OR A NEW TE*NOLOGY & A NEW S5SIBILITY1 9CLUD+ MORE ORGANIC =MS ( REASON1 ?AT WILL H>MONIZE \R RELATION%IP ) NATURE 9/EAD ( OPPOS+ SOCIETY TO ! NATURAL WORLD4 ,IT DEM&S SWEEP+ 9/ITUTIONAL *ANGES ?AT WILL ABOLI% A COMPETITIVE 0GR[-OR-DIE0 M>KET SOCIETY -- FRANKLY1 CALL$ CAPITALISM1 NOT SU* POLITICALLY SAFE & SOCIALLY NEUTRAL WORDS LIKE AN 09DU/RIAL10 0TE*NOLOGICAL10 OR 0PO/ - 9DU/RIAL0 SOCIETY -- & REPLACE IT ) AN ECOLOGICALLY ORI5T$ SOCIETY BAS$ ON FREE1 CONF$]AT$1 HUMANLY SCAL$ COMMUNITIES 9 :I* PEOPLE WILL HAVE DIRECT1 FACE-TO-FACE CONTROL OV] !IR P]SONAL & SOCIAL LIVES4 

      ,BY CONTRA/1 0DEEP ECOLOGY0 ESS5TIALLY OV]LOOKS ! PR(\ND SOCIAL DIFF]5CES ?AT DIVIDE HUMAN FROM HUMAN & 0ZOOLOGIZES0 POOR & RI*1 WOM5 & M51 BLACK & :ITE1 GAYS & 0/RAI<TS10 OPPRESS$ & OPPRESSOR 9TO A BIOLOGICAL LUMP CALL$ 0HUMANITY0 :I* IS1 PRESUMABLY1 0SPIRITUALLY IMPOV]I%$10 0AN?ROPOC5TRIC0 OR 0HUMAN- ORI5T$0 9 0ITS0 BELIEF ?AT ! WORLD WAS 0MADE0 7BY :OM8 -- A MEAN ,GOD87 EXCLUSIVELY = HUMAN 5JOYM5T1 & HUMANI/IC0 5DS 7:ATEV] ?AT WORD MEANS !SE DAYS74 ,AS VOIC$ BY ,BILL ,DEVALL & ,GEORGE ,SESSIONS 9 !IR BIBLE1 ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY1 ?IS %IFT FROM A BASICALLY SOCIAL TO A BASICALLY SPIRITUAL \TLOOK ESS5TIALLY SIDE-/EPS ! SOCIAL 7AP>T FROM A 0M9ORITY TRADITION0 ?AT RECYCLES ! F>-REA*+ WORKS ( ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/1 9TO A FEW BUMP]-/ICK] SLOGANS7 & !N TAKES A COMPLETE NOSE-DOVE 9TO ,BUDDHISM1 ,TAOISM1 0! ,*RI/IAN TRADITION10 ! 0QUE/ION ( TE*NOLOGY10 0GRE5 POLITICS0 -- &1 V]Y SIGNIFICANTLY1 ,MAL?USIANISM4 

      ,! CRUCIAL ECONOMIC =CES ?AT DIVIDE SO MU* ( HUMANITY 9TO EXPLOIT$ & EXPLOIT] >E REPLAC$ BY CONFLICT+ 0WORLDVIEWS40 ,UTT]LY OPPOS$ 9DIVIDUALS LIKE ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,COMMUNI/1 ,WOODY ,GU?RIE1 >E AMALGAMAT$ ) LIB]T>IAN AN>*I/S LIKE ,PAUL ,GOODMAN4 ,! 0DEVELOPM5T ( A M>KET ECONOMY0 & ! 0IMPACT ( ! RISE ( CAPITALISM0 >E GIV5 %ORT %RIFT4 ,!Y >E M5TION$ ONCE1 ONLY 9 PASS+ 7P4 #d#e71 AS ISSUES ?AT ATTRACT 0SOME HI/ORIANS & SOCIAL SCI5TI/S TO EXPLA9 ! ORIG9S & DEVELOPM5T ( ! DOM9ANT WORLDVIEW40 0,\R PURPOSE H]E IS NOT TO EXT5SIVELY REVIEW ! ORIG9 & DEVELOPM5T ( ! DOM9ANT WORLDVIEW10 WRITE ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY'S AU?ORS1 ,DEVALL & ,SESSIONS1 9 :AT CAN BE REG>D$ AS ONE ( ! MAJOR UND]/ATEM5TS ( ! BOOK1 0BUT TO EXPLORE 9 G5]AL ITS 7! WORLDVIEW'S7 9FLU5CE ON CURR5T SOCIETIES & ON \R APPROA* TO ULTIMATE REALITY 7METAPHYSICS71 TO KN[L$GE 7EPI/EMOLOGY71 TO BE+ 7ONTOLOGY71 TO ! COSMOS 7COSMOLOGY7 & TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATION40 7P4 #d#e7 

      ,AS IT TURNS \T1 ! EXPECTANT READ] GETS A HEAVY TRIBUTE TO ,?OMAS ,MAL?US 7PP4 #d#e-#d#f7 = AN ANALYSIS ( CURR5T SOCIAL PROBLEMS 7I4E41 ! 0POPULATION PROBLEM071 ! IMPACT ( A 0TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY0 AS A S\RCE ( P]SONAL ALI5ATION 7P4 #d#h71 0BASIC 9TUITIONS & EXP]I5C+ \RSELVES & ,NATURE0 AS ! 0F\NDATIONS ( DEEP ECOLOGY0 7P4 #f#e71 & A 0REALIZATION ( ! 'SELF-9-,SELF1' :]E ',SELF' /&S = ORGANIC :OL5ESS0 AS DOSES ( METAPHYSICS & EPI/EMOLOGY COMB9$4 ,! NOTION ?AT 0,ALL ?+S 9 ! BIOSPH]E HAVE AN EQUAL RI<T TO LIVE & BLOSSOM & TO REA* !IR [N 9DIVIDUAL =MS )9 ! L>G] ,SELF-REALIZATION0 7P4#f#g7 IS A SP>KL+ ISSUE ?AT G5]AT$ A S]I\S DISCUSSION 9 ! ,NEW ,SCI5TI/ ON ! RI<T ( 05DANG]$ VIRUSES0 LIKE ! SMALLPOX VIRUS TO EXI/ & FL\RI%4 ,ALL ( ?IS IS PRES5T$ 9 A METAPHORIC =M ?AT EVOKES A S5SE ( NAUSEA 9 ANY ?9K+ READ]4 ,! FEW SOCIAL ISSUES ) :I* ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY BEGAN FADE 9TO PA5S TO WILD]NESS1 CRITIQUES ( NATURAL RES\RCE CONS]VATION1 & ! BRILLIANT R$ISCOV]Y ?AT ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IS GOOD & CITY LIFE IS BAD4 ,BESIDES A HO/ ( PLATITUDES1  :AT WE NE$ 9 ADDITION TO COMMUN+ ) NATURE & DISSOLV+ \R BURD5SOME 0SELVES0 9TO A COSMIC ORGANIC :OL5ESS1 ,DEVALL & ,SESSIONS EMPHASIZE1 IS TO TURN \R 0OPPON5T 9TO A BELIEV]0 7P4 #b74 ,9 %ORT1 WE NE$ ! P]SONAL T\*3 A FE/IVAL ( W>M?1 RITUALS1 & A GOOD DOSE ( RELIGION ?AT TRIES TO PASS = POLITICS4  

      ,?AT A M>KET ECONOMY BAS$ ON DOG-EAT-DOG AS A LAW ( SURVIVAL & 0PROGRESS0 HAS P5ETRAT$ EV]Y ASPECT ( SOCIETY HAS NO C5TRALITY :ATEV] 9 ?IS SELF-9DULG5T LIT]>Y COLLAGE ( PLATITUDES & PIETIES4 ,AT A TIME :5 ! 0SELF0 IS BE+ RAPIDLY DISSOLV$ BY ! MASS M$IA1 WE >E URG$ TO FUR!R ?IS PROCESS BY DISSOLV+ ALL ! B\ND>IES ?AT DEF9E US -- ?IS1 9 ! NAME ( A COSMIC 0,SELF0 ?AT SEEMS MORE ,SUP]NATURAL ?AN NATURAL4 

,! ,LOGIC ( 0,DEEP ,ECOLOGY0 

       ,WE SUFF]1 !SE DAYS1 FROM A BAD HABIT4 ,WE EAT 0FA/ FOOD10 NIBBLE AT 0FA/ IDEAS10 SCAN 0FA/ HEADL9ES10 & BUY \R PANACEAS 9 ! =M ( EASILY SWALL[$ PILLS4 ,! NE$ TO ?9K \T ! LOGIC ( C]TA9 PREMISES IS ALMO/ TOTALLY ALI5 TO ! 0,AM]ICAN ,WAY0 ( ! LATE #b? C5TURY4 ,DEVALL & ,SESSIONS' ,DEEP ,ECOLOGY & ! 0MOVEM5T0 !Y HAVE HELP$ TO LAUN* UND] ! PRESID+ ICON ( ,>NE ,NAESS1 PROVIDES :AT IS EXACTLY NE$$ TO LULL US 9TO A ACCEPTANCE ( 0FA/ ECOLOGY40 

      ,AS IT TURN \T1 H[EV]1 WE CANNOT SAY 0,A0 )\T PASS+ 9TO 0,B10 OR 0,B0 9TO 0,C0 UNTIL WE REA* 0,Z40 ,& !RE IS A 0DEEP0 OR 0DEEP] ECOLOGY0 MOVEM5T ( :I* ,DEVALL IS A MEMB]1 =M$ >\ND A P]IODICAL CALL$ ,E>? ,FIR/6 TO :I* ,DEVALL IS A CONTRIBUT+ $ITOR & ,SESSIONS A VALU$ CONTRIBUTOR4 ,IF !RE IS ANY?+ FASC9AT+ AB\T 0,E>? ,FIR/60 AS A MOVEM5T & ESPECIALLY AS A P]IODICAL1 IT IS ! FACT ?AT ! P]IODICAL DOES GO FROM 0,A0 TO 0,Z0 & DRAWS ALL ! LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM 0DEEP ECOLOGY10 CONCLUSIONS ?AT ,DEVALL & ,SESSIONS (T5 BURY ) METAPHORS1 SUTRAS1 POETIC EVOCATIONS1 & PRET5SIONS4 

      0,E>? ,FIR/60 MEANS EXACTLY :AT IT SAYS & :AT 0DEEP ECOLOGY0 IMPLIES -- ! 0E>?0 COMES BE=E PEOPLE1 9DE$1 PEOPLE 7TO ! P]IODICAL'S $ITOR1 ,DAVID ,=EMAN7 >E SUP]FLU\S1 P]HAPS EV5 H>MFUL1 & C]TA9LY DISP5SABLE4 0,NATURAL LAW0 T5DS TO SUPPLANT SOCIAL FACTORS4 ,?US3 IS !RE A FAM9E 9 ,E?IOPIA8 ,IF SO1 >GUES ,=EMAN TO AN ADMIR+ ,DEVALL 9 A NOTORI\S 9T]VIEW1 NATURE %\LD BE P]MITT$ TO 0TAKE ITS C\RSE0 & ! ,E?IOPIAN %\LD BE LEFT TO />VE4 ,>E ,LAT9S 7&1 ONE MAY ADD1 ,9DIANS7 CROSS+ ! ,RIO ,GR&E8 ,!N !Y %\LD BE /OPP$ OR REMOV$1 CONT5DS ,=EMAN1 BECAUSE !Y >E BURD5+ 0\R0 RES\RCES4 ,DEVALL1 :O APP>5TLY RECORD$ !SE GOLD5 VIEWS1 DOESN'T EXPRESS A WORD ( PROTE/ OR EV5 DISS5T4 ,NOR IS !RE A KN[N D5UNCIATION1 SO F> AS ,I KN[1 FROM ,SESSIONS4 

       ,GIV5 ! PREOCCUPATION ( ,DEVALL & ,SESSIONS ) ! NE$ = A ECO-CULTURE -- OR RELIGION8 -- :AT K9D ( CULTURE %\LD WE PROTECT1 ASKS ,$ ,ABBEY1 ! !ORETICAL ,POPE ( 0,E>? ,FIR/608 ,IT TURNS \T ?AT \R SOCIETY HAS BE5 %AP$ BY A 0NOR!RN ,EUROPEAN CULTURE10 DECL>ES ,ABBEY -- OR %\LD WE SAY 0,>YAN08 ,H5CE !RE >E PRESUMABLY S\ND 0CULTURAL0 REASONS -- AN EXPRESSION ?AT SOME MI<T 9T]PRET AS 0RACIAL0 -- TO KEEP ,LAT9S FROM POLLUT+ 0\R0 CULTURE & 9/ITUTIONS ) !IR HI]>*ICAL ATTRIBUTES4 ,:AT IS ! 0LITMUS TE/0 ( \R ADH]5CE TO 0,E>? ,FIR/60 ASKS ,=EMAN8 ,IT IS ! QUE/ION ( 0POPULATION GR[?10 Y\ SEE -- NOT CAPITALISM & ! COMPETITIVE M>KET PLACE4 ,NO ONE 9 ?AT 5TIRE CR[D1 TO MY KN[L$GE1 TAKES ! C>E TO NOTE ?AT IF ! WORLD'S POPULATION W]E R$UC$ TO #e MILLION 7AS ,NAESS SUGGE/S = A DEMOGRAPHIC DESID]ATUM7 OR EV5 #e MILLION1 AN ECONOMIC SY/EM BAS$ ON COMPETITION & ACCUMULATION 9 :I* A FAILURE TO 0GR[0 IS A S5T5CE ( ECONOMIC DEA? 9 ! M>KET PLACE W\LD NECESS>ILY DEV\R ! BIOSPH]E1 IRRESPECTIVE ( :AT PEOPLE NE$1 ! NUMB]S !Y REA*1 OR ! 9T5TIONS ?AT MOTIVATE !M4 ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM WIP$ \T SOME #d MILLION BISON1 DEVA/AT$ VA/ =E/S1 & DESICCAT$ MILLIONS ( ACRES ( SOIL BE=E ITS POPULATION EXCE$$ #a MILLION4 

     ,IF AN 9H]5TLY 0GR[-OR-DIE0 M>KET ECONOMY CANNOT PRODUCE C>S1 IT WILL PRODUCE TANKS4 ,IF IT CANNOT PRODUCE CLO?+1 IT WILL PRODUCE MISSILES4 ,IF IT CANNOT PRODUCE TV SETS1 IT WILL PRODUCE RAD> GUIDANCE SY/EMS4 0,DEEP ECOLOGY10 ) ITS B[S TO ,MAL?US1 IS TOTALLY OBLIVI\S TO !SE ALMO/ CLASSIC ALMO/ ECONOMIC PR9CIPLES4 ,ITS FOCUS IS ALMO/ COMPLETELY ZOOLOGICAL & ITS IMAGE ( PEOPLE1 9DE$1 ( SOCIETY IS V]Y DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 0NATURAL =CES0 RA!R ?AN SOCIAL T5D5CIES4 ,*>ACT]I/ICALLY1 IT SPEAKS ( A 0TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY0 OR AN 09DU/RIAL SOCIETY0 9/EAD ( CAPITALISM1 A PIECE ( V]BAL JUGGL+ ?AT %REW$LY CONCEALS ! SOCIAL RELATION%IPS ?AT PLAY A DECISIVE ROLE 9 ! TE*NOLOGIES & 9DU/RIES SOCIETY DEVELOPS & ! USE TO :I* !Y >E PUT4 

      ,TE*NOLOGY 9 ITSELF DOES NOT PRODUCE ! DISLOCATIONS BETWE5 AN ANTIECOLOGICAL SOCIETY & NATURE1 AL?\< !RE >E SURELY TE*NOLOGIES ?AT1 9 !MSELVES1 >E DANG]\S TO AN ECOSY/EM4 ,:AT TE*NOLOGY DOES IS ESS5TIALLY MAGNIFY A BASICALLY SOCIAL PROBLEM4 ,TO SPEAK ( A 0TE*NOLOGICAL SOCIETY0 OR AN 09DU/RIAL SOCIETY10 AS ,DEVALL1 ,SESSIONS1 & 0,E>? ,FIR/60 P]SI/5TLY DO IS TO ?R[ COSMIC />DU/ OV] ! ECONOMIC LAWS ?AT GUIDE CAPITAL EXPANSION :I* ,M>X SO BRILLIANTLY DEVELOP$ 9 HIS ECONOMIC WRIT+S & REPLACE ECONOMIC FACTORS BY ZOOLOGICAL METAPHORS4 ,H]E9 LIES ! UTT]LY REGRESSIVE *>ACT] ( 0DEEP ECOLOGY10 0,E>? ,FIR/60 & ITS RELIGI\S ACOLYTES LIKE ,*>L5E ,SPRETNAK1 ,KIRKPATRICK ,SALE1 & ! DIAP]HEADS :O FLOAT BETWE5 ,HOLLYWOOD & ,DISNEYL&1 9DE$1 :O ?REAT5 TO REMOVE EV]Y GRA9 ( RADICALITY 9 A MOVEM5T ?AT IS POT5TIALLY1 AT LEA/1 ONE ( ! MO/ RADICAL TO EM]GE S9CE ! SIXTIES4 ,IF ! BIGGE/ 0HOLE0 9 ! ,GRE5 MOVEM5T IS ! NE$ = A 0SU/A9ABLE RELIGION10 AS ,SPRETNAK W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE1 !N WE HAVE CREAT$ A D\<NUT RA!R ?AN A MOVEM5T4 

,RE-5*ANT+ ,HUMANITY 

      ,BEYOND ANY %AD[ ( D\BT1 WE DIRELY NE$ AN ECOLOGICAL S5SIBILITY -- ONE ?AT IS M>K$ BY A S5SE ( WOND] = NATURAL EVOLUTION & ! SPL5DOR ( ! BIOSPH]E 9 ITS MANY V>I$ =MS4 ,BUT NATURE IS NOT A SC5IC W9D[ ?AT OV]LOOKS ! ,PACIFIC COA/AL M\NTA9S OR ! ,NEW ,5GL& M>%L&S4 ,NATURE IS ABOVE ALL A PROCESS -- A WONDR\S PROCESS ?AT CAN ADMIR$ ON ITS [N T]MS1 NOT BY 9VOK+ DEITIES ?AT >E SIMPLY CRUDE AN?ROPOMORPHIC PROJECTIONS ( \RSELVES -- MALE OR FEMALE -- 9 A MY/IFI$1 (T5 IRRATIONAL1 & SOMETIMES A HI<LY HI]>*ICAL =M -- A PROC$URE ?AT HAS S]V$ HI]>*ICAL 9T]E/S = MANY MILL5NIA BY LULL+ ! OPPRESS$ 9TO A P>ALYZ+ QUIETISM & S5SE ( RESIGNATION4 

       ,A REM>KABLE PRODUCT ( NATURAL EVOLUTION >E ! HUMAN BE+S :O PEOPLE ! PLANET -- BE+S ?AT >E NO LESS PRODUCTS ( NATURE ?AN GRIZZLY BE>S & :ALES4 ,& LIKE BE>S & :ALES1 ! HUMAN SPECIES --- = IT IS NO LESS A SPECIES :5 SE5 FROM A BIOLOGICAL /&PO9T ?AN IT IS SOCIAL FROM ! /&PO9T ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY -- HAS ACQUIR$ A REM>KABLE CAPACITY CALL$ CONCEPTUAL ?\<T4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 NATURAL EVOLUTION HAS 5D[$ ?IS SPECIES ) P[]S ?AT >E UNMAT*$ BY O!R- SPECIES3 P[]S TO =M HI<LY 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ COMMUNITIES CALL$ SOCIETIES ?AT1 UNLIKE ! G5ETICALLY PROGRAMM$ 0SOCIAL 9SECTS10 >E CAPABLE ( AN EVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5T ( !IR [N1 H[EV] ROOT$ !Y MAY BE 9 NATURE4 

      ,! CRUCIAL QUE/ION WE FACE TODAY -- NOT ONLY = \RSELVES AS HUMAN BE+S BUT = ! 5TIRE BIOSPH]E -- IS H[ SOCIAL EVOLUTION WILL PROCE$ & 9 :AT DIRECTION IT WILL GO4 ,TO DEAL ) ?IS QUE/ION PRIM>ILY AS A MATT] ( SPIRITUAL R5EWAL1 DESIRABLE AS ?AT MAY BE1 IS NOT ONLY EVASIVE BUT SOCIALLY DIS>M+4 ,SOCIAL EVOLUTION TOOK A WRONG TURN AGES AGO :5 IT %IFT$ FROM EGALIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS & RELATIONS TO HI]>*ICAL ONES4 ,IT TOOK AN EV5 WORSE TURN A FEW C5TURIES AGO :5 IT %IFT$ FROM A RELATIVELY COOP]ATIVE SOCIETY TO A HI<LY COMPETITIVE ONE4 ,IF WE >E TO BR+ SOCIETY & NATURE 9TO ACCORD ) EA* O!R1 WE MU/ DEVELOP A MOVEM5T ?AT FULFILLS ! EVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL ( HUMANITY & SOCIETY1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 TURN ! HUMAN WORLD 9TO A SELF-CONSCI\S AG5T ( ! NATURAL WORLD & 5HANCE ! EVOLUTION>Y PROCESS -- NATURAL & SOCIAL4 ,ALL ! ECO-BABBLE ( ,DEVALL1 ,SESSIONS1 ,NAESS1 & !IR ACOLYTES ASIDE1 IF WE DO NOT 9T]V5E TO ACT CREATIVELY ON NATURE 79DE$1 TO RESCUE IT FROM ITSELF AT TIMES71 WE WILL BETRAY EV]Y?+ ( A POSITIVE *>ACT] ?AT NATURAL EVOLUTION ITSELF 5D[$ US ) -- \R POT5TIALLY UNPREC$5T$ RI*NESS ( M9D1 SYMPA?Y1 & CONSCI\S CAPACITY TO C>E = NONHUMAN SPECIES4 ,GIV5 AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY1 \R TE*NOLOGY CAN BE PLAC$ AS MU* 9 ! S]VICE ( NATURAL EVOLUTION AS IT CAN BE PLAC$ 9 ! S]VICE ( A RATIONAL SOCIAL EVOLUTION4 

      ,TO CALL = A 0RETURN TO ! ,PLEI/OC5E10 AS 0,E>? ,FIR/60 HAS DONE1 TO DEGRADE HUMANITY AS SO MANY MISAN?ROPIC 0ANTIHUMANI/S0 & 0BIOC5TRI/S0 HAVE DONE IS NOT ONLY ATAVI/IC BUT CRUDELY REACTION>Y4 ,A DEGRAD$ HUMANITY WILL ONLY YIELD A DEGRAD$ NATURE AS \R CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY & \R HI]>*ICAL HI/ORY HAVE AMPLY DEMON/RAT$4 ,WE >E DIRELY 9 NE$ NOT ONLY ( 0RE-5*ANT+ ! WORLD0 & 0NATURE0 BUT ALSO OR RE-5*ANT+ HUMANITY -- ( GIV+ ITSELF A S5SE ( WOND] OV] ITS [N CAPACITY AS NATURAL BE+S & A C>+ PRODUCT ( NATURAL EVOLUTION4 ,A ,SUP]NATURE1 PEOPL$ BY 0E>?-BAS$0 DEITIES1 MU/ BE REPLAC$ BY A HEAL?Y NATURALISM 9 :I*1 AS A MOVEM5T1 WE WILL REE/ABLI% \R SEV]$ TIES ) NATURE BY NATURALI/IC MEANS & HEAL \R T]RIBLY W\ND$ SOCIETY BY SOCIAL MEANS4 ,= ,GRE5S1 9 P>TICUL>1 ?IS MEANS ?AT WE MU/ =MULATE A NEW1 9DEP5D5T1 REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS1 US+ ?IS WORD 9 ITS BROADE/ POSSIBLE S5SE1 NOT RECYCLE OLD1 %OPWORN1 S$AT+ DEITIES -- BE !Y ,EA/]N OR ,WE/]N1 PAGAN OR ,*RI/IAN1 0E>?-B\ND0 OR 0HEAV5-B\ND04 ,WE MU/ LE>N TO LOOK REALITY DIRECTLY 9 ! FACE1 NOT OBSCURE IT ) IRRATIONAL ?9K+ & A FOG ( D5SE1 OBSCURANTI/ MY?S4 

      ,! ,LEFT ,NETWORK ( ! ,V]MONT ,GRE5S HAS ALREADY TAK5 ! ALL-IMPORTANT /EP ( TRY+ TO =MULATE A TRULY RADICAL PROGRAM -- 0,T[>D A ,NEW ,POLITICS0 -- ?AT SKET*ES \T ! BASIC CONCEPTS ( A ,LEFT ,GRE5 ECOLOGICAL MOVEM5T4 ,IT OP5LY DESCRIBES ITSELF AS AN 0ECOLOGICAL HUMANISM0 7TO USE ?IS T]M 9 ITS BE/ S5SE1 NOT ! P]V]T$ MEAN+ GIV5 TO ! WORD 0HUMANISM0 BY 0DEEP ECOLOGY'440 ,& IT ADVANCES ! BASIC PR9CIPLES ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY AS !Y APPLY TO ,AM]ICAN POLITICAL LIFE4 ,EI!R ECOLOGY MOVEM5TS & ! ,GRE5S WILL FREE !MSELVES ( SUBTLY HI]>*ICAL 0C5TRICITIES0 -- 0BIO0 OR 0AN?ROPO0 -- & DEVELOP A CLE>LY DEF9$ & COH]5T BODY ( SOCIAL PR9CIPLES BAS$ ON ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OR !Y WILL BECOME A M>G9ALIZ$ COLLECTION ( PRIVILEG$ 5C\NT] GR\PS -- ONE ?AT MAY LE>N TO 0?9K LIKE A M\NTA910 AS ,DEVALL RECOMM5DS BUT ONE ?AT WILL BE JU/LY IGNOR$ AS ANO!R FAD1 A T>GET ( D]ISION AT WOR/ OR HEAL?Y RIDICULE AT BE/4 

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