Below
you can listen to the inspiring talk by Rex Weyler, co-founder of
Greenpeace, on the double bind of the pandemic. Some very good points
that Weyler makes in relation to 'whither the global polity in the
aftermath of COVID-19:
(1)
A long-term perspective is necessary away from the legislature-based
short-termism adopted by politicians;
(2)
We have to move away from engineering linear thinking towards systems
thinking including a humble approach towards Mother Earth as we can't
know all the variables. Only Mother Earth who nurtures us all knows
them.
(3)
There is hope for the future as long as we get back in step with
Mother Earth's ways: she is resilient;
(4)
We have to distance ourselves from the productivity mindset that
turns the wild world into products. Instead, we have to learn to be
unproductive and inefficient; and
(5)
We need to subject the human footprint on the planet to a substantial
contraction at all levels: population, consumption, etc. Perhaps I
would only object that we want plenty of economic growth when this is
in the direction of restoration economics as proposed by Storm
Cunningham.
https://rewilding.org/episode-48-rex-weyler-on-the-double-bind-of-the-pandemic/
Episode 48: Rex Weyler On The Double Bind Of The Pandemic
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Rex Weyler, Author, Co-founder Greenpeace International
About
Rex Weyler is a writer and ecologist. His books include Blood of the Land, a history of indigenous American nations, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; Greenpeace: The Inside Story, a finalist for the BC Book Award and the Shaughnessy-Cohen Award for Political Writing; and The Jesus Sayings, a deconstruction of first century history, a finalist for the BC Book Award. In the 1970s, Weyler was a cofounder of Greenpeace International and editor of the Greenpeace Chronicles. He served on campaigns to preserve rivers and forests, and to stop whaling, sealing, and toxic dumping. He currently writes a monthly column on the Greenpeace International website.
Topics
- The double bind of the pandemic.
- How can we emerge with a far greater respect for nature?
- The one solution that most environmentalists refuse to tackle.
- Hope for the future of humanity and nature still reigns.
Extra Credit
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Essays from Rex Weyler
