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"The hour is late, both in terms of the triumph of neoliberal economics and its tag-along fascism ..."

#JuliaSteinberger, 2024

https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c

This bit misses the point though. Fascism is the plutocracy's last line of defence against outbreaks of democracy. We have seen a rise of crypto-fascism since 2008, precisely because the GFC dealt a killing blow to neoliberalism's hold on the public imagination. Open fascism is their desperate attempt to hold onto their wealth and power.


"Rather than allow nameless faceless mega corporations to make predatory & destructive decisions, we should work together and trust each other to come up with better plans. This is true for every organisation, public or private, at any scale. We have a hugely diverse palette of democratic structures and processes to draw upon, from citizen assemblies to worker-user cooperatives."

#JuliaSteinberger, 2024

https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c

This!

#democracy

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"We should reapropriate our ability to learn and enact diverse forms of democratic governance, learning from successes and mistakes alike. As we learn how to work together and create different structures through our decision-making, we will learn to threaten the neoliberal hegemons and their power grip on our societies, including the capture and corruption of our states."

#JuliaSteinberger, 2024

https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c

This too!

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"... we now have technologies which would enable us to live well within planetary boundaries, but only if we invest our work in the most efficient ways of using resources (insulated housing, efficient household appliances, public transit & biking, plant-based diets, etc) AND sufficient consumption levels. Sufficiency means no deprivation, but also no major excess."

#JuliaSteinberger, 2024

https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c

Onwards to fully automated luxury communism!

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"If we move our economies and societies towards these measures, we could easily, within a couple of decades or even less, achieve prosperity and, yes, freedom, for all, within planetary boundaries, realising what George Monbiot has called ‘private frugality and public luxury.’ We could have beautiful, lush, safe living spaces, lower working time, more time for family, friends and community care, with greater autonomy and emancipation."

#JuliaSteinberger, 2024

https://jksteinberger.medium.com/what-we-are-up-against-2290ba8c4b5c

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