Comments on: ordinary human poverty http://www.endgame.org.uk/2008/09/ordinary-human-poverty/ the only solution is a change of culture Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:36:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.endgame.org.uk/2008/09/ordinary-human-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-304 admin Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:53:59 +0000 http://www.endgame.org.uk/2008/09/25/ordinary-human-poverty/#comment-304 definitely, and i think the permaculture movement does a fair bit. the mainstream environmental movement, though, does not seem to have recognised that the system is rotten through and through, and is mainly about reform. fundamentally every activity in this system is destructive - perhaps only because of carbon dioxide and other pollution in some instances - but to survive here you have to take part in destructive behaviour, and the more destructive, the more you are rewarded. do i need this? what impact does this have on life on earth, and does this action improve the quality of life and diversity in general, are questions we should always be asking. thanks for commenting. definitely, and i think the permaculture movement does a fair bit.

the mainstream environmental movement, though, does not seem to have recognised that the system is rotten through and through, and is mainly about reform.
fundamentally every activity in this system is destructive – perhaps only because of carbon dioxide and other pollution in some instances – but to survive here you have to take part in destructive behaviour, and the more destructive, the more you are rewarded.

do i need this? what impact does this have on life on earth, and does this action improve the quality of life and diversity in general, are questions we should always be asking.
thanks for commenting.

]]> By: GreenOfficeBlog http://www.endgame.org.uk/2008/09/ordinary-human-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-303 GreenOfficeBlog Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:39:18 +0000 http://www.endgame.org.uk/2008/09/25/ordinary-human-poverty/#comment-303 What a thought-provoking selection. It reminds me of the quote from the Prophet, "Is not the dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?" It's like our fear of emptiness leads us to over-fill our lives with disposable goods, which in turn leads to more emptiness. I think the larger goal of the eco movement needs to be human fulfillment and satisfaction, in order to really address the root of the problem. What a thought-provoking selection. It reminds me of the quote from the Prophet, “Is not the dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?” It’s like our fear of emptiness leads us to over-fill our lives with disposable goods, which in turn leads to more emptiness. I think the larger goal of the eco movement needs to be human fulfillment and satisfaction, in order to really address the root of the problem.

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