,*APT] #c ,! ,ROLE ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 9 A ,P]IOD ( ,REACTION ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 ,TEXT 3 ,! ,ROLE ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 9 A ,P]IOD ( ,REACTION ,SOCIAL ECOLOGY DEVELOP$ \T ( IMPORTANT SOCIAL & !ORETICAL PROBLEMS ?AT FAC$ ! ,LEFT 9 ! PO/-,WORLD ,W> ,I,I P]IOD4 ,! HI/ORICAL REALITIES ( ! #a#i#dS & ! #a#i#eS COMPLETELY 9VALIDAT$ ! P]SPECTIVES ( A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 ( A 0*RONIC ECONOMIC CRISIS0 ?AT W\LD BR+ CAPITALISM TO ITS KNEES1 & ( COMMITM5T TO A C5TRALI/IC WORK]S' P>TY ?AT W\LD SEIZE /ATE P[] &1 BY DICTATORIAL MEANS1 9ITIATE A TRANSITION TO SOCIALISM & COMMUNISM4 ,IT BECAME PA9FULLY EVID5T 9 TIME ?AT NO SU* G5]ALIZ$ CRISIS WAS 9 ! (F+2 9DE$1 ?AT ! PROLET>IAT & ANY P>TY -- OR LABOR CONF$]ATION -- ?AT SPOKE 9 ! NAME ( ! WORK+ CLASS C\LD NOT BE REG>D$ AS A HEGEMONIC =CE 9 SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,QUITE TO ! CONTR>Y3 CAPITALISM EM]G$ FROM ! W> /RONG] & MORE /ABLE ?AN IT HAD BE5 AT ANY TIME 9 ITS HI/ORY4 ,A G5]ALIZ$ CRISIS C\LD BE MANAG$ TO ONE DEGREE OR ANO!R )9 A /RICTLY B\RGEOIS FRAMEWORK1 LET ALONE ! MANY LIMIT$ & CYCLICAL CRISES NORMAL TO CAPITALISM4 ,! PROLET>IAT1 9 TURN1 CEAS$ TO PLAY ! HEGEMONIC ROLE ?AT ! ,LEFT HAD ASSIGN$ TO IT = MORE ?AN A C5TURY1 & ,L59I/ =MS ( ORGANIZATION W]E EVID5TLY VULN]ABLE TO BUREAUCRATIC DEG5]ATION4 ,MOREOV]1 CAPITALISM1 FOLL[+ ! LOGIC ( ITS [N NATURE AS A COMPETITIVE M>KET ECONOMY1 WAS CREAT+ SOCIAL & CULTURAL ISSUES ?AT HAD NOT BE5 ADEQUATELY 5COMPASS$ BY ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT ( ! 9T]W> ]A 7#a#i#a#g-#c#i74 ,TO BE SURE1 ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT'S !ORETICAL CORN]/ONE1 NOTABLY1 ! CLASS /RUGGLE BETWE5 WAGE LABOR & CAPITAL1 HAD NOT DISAPPE>$2 NOR HAD ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION CEAS$ TO EXI/4 ,BUT ! ISSUES ?AT HAD DEF9$ ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT -- MORE PRECISELY1 0PROLET>IAN SOCIALISM0 9 ALL ITS =MS -- HAD BROAD5$ IMM5SELY1 EXP&+ BO? ! NATURE ( OPPRESSION & ! MEAN+ ( FRE$OM4 ,HI]>*Y1 :ILE NOT SUPPLANT+ ! ISSUE ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 BEGAN TO MOVE TO ! =EGR\ND ( AT LEA/ ,EURO-,AM]ICAN RADICAL CONC]NS1 9 ! WIDESPREAD *ALL5GES RAIS$ BY ! SIXTIES 0,NEW ,LEFT0 & Y\? CULTURE TO AU?ORITY AS SU*1 NOT ONLY TO ! ,/ATE4 ,DOM9ATION1 :ILE NOT SUPPLANT+ EXPLOITATION1 BECAME ! T>GET ( RADICAL CRITIQUE & PRACTICE1 9 ! E>LY CIVIL RIIAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY -- PROSPECTS ?AT >E CONSI/5T ) ,5LICITY SOCIETY1 FREE ( MAT]IAL WANT & DEM&+ TOIL1 OP5$ A NEW HORIZON ( POT5TIALITY & HOPE -- IRONICALLY1 REIT]AT+ ! PRESCI5T DEM&S ( ! ,B]L9 ,DADAI/S ( #aiai = 0UNIV]SAL UNEMPLOYM5T10 :I* /OOD 9 M>K$ CONTRA/ TO ! TRADITIONAL ,LEFT'S DEM& = 0FULL EMPLOYM5T40 ,! ,/RUGGLE = A ,RATIONAL ,SOCIETY ,SOCIAL ECOLOGY1 AS DEVELOP$ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 ! E>LY SIXTIES 7LONG AFT] ! EXPRESSION HAD FALL5 9TO DISUSE AS A V>IANT ( 0HUMAN ECOLOGY071 TRI$ TO ADVANCE A COH]5T1 DEVELOPM5TAL1 & SOCIALLY PRACTICAL \TLOOK TO DEAL ) ! *ANGES 9 RADICALISM & CAPITALISM ?AT W]E 9 ! (F+4 ,9DE$1 9 GREAT P>T1 IT ACTUALLY ANTICIPAT$ !M4 ,LONG BE=E AN ECOLOGY MOVEM5T EM]G$1 SOCIAL ECOLOGY DEL9EAT$ ! SCOPE ( ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ?AT CAPITALISM MU/ NECESS>ILY PRODUCE1 TRAC+ ITS ROOTS BACK TO HI]>*ICAL DOM9ATION1 & EMPHASIZ+ ?AT A COMPETITIVE CAPITALI/ ECONOMY MU/ UNAVOIDABLY GIVE RISE TO UNPREC5D5T$ CONTRADICTIONS ) ! NONHUMAN NATURAL WORLD4 ,NONE ( !SE P]SPECTIVES1 IT %\LD BE NOT$1 W]E 9 ! AIR 9 ! E>LY SIXTIES -- ,RA*EL ,C>SON'S ,SIL5T ,SPR+ ) ITS EMPHASIS ON PE/ICIDES NOT)/&+4 ,9DE$1 AS E>LY AS #a#i#f#b1 SOCIAL ECOLOGY PROJECT$ ! ALT]NATIVE ( SOL> 5]GY1 W9D P[]1 & WAT] P[]1 AMONG O!R NEW ECOTE*NOLOGIES1 & ALT]NATIVES TO EXI/+ PRODUCTIVE FACILITIES ?AT W]E TO BECOME AXIOMATIC TO A LAT] G5]ATION ( ECOLOGI/S4 ,IT ALSO ADVANC$ ! VISION ( NEW ECOCOMMUNITIES BAS$ ON DIRECT DEMOCRACY & NONHI]>*ICAL =MS ( HUMAN RELATIONS4 ,!SE FACTS %\LD BE EMPHASIZ$ 9 VIEW ( DEEP ECOLOGY'S ATTEMPT TO REWRITE ! HI/ORY ( ! ECOLOGY MOVEM5T 9 T]MS ( ITS [N QUASI-RELIGI\S & SC>CITY-ORI5T$ \TLOOK4 ,NOR %\LD WE OV]LOOK ! FACT ?AT SOCIAL ECOLOGY'S ANTIHI]>*ICAL ANALYZES LAID ! !ORETICAL BASIS = E>LY FEM9ISM1 V>I\S COMMUNITY MOVEM5TS1 ! ANT9UCLE> MOVEM5T1 & 9 V>Y+ DEGREES1 ,GRE5 MOVEM5TS1 BE=E !Y TURN$ FROM 0NONP>TY P>TIES0 9TO CONV5TIONAL ELECTORAL MA*9ES4 ,NONE!LESS1 SOCIAL ECOLOGY MAKES NO CLAIM ?AT IT EM]G$ AB NOVO4 ,IT WAS -- & IT REMA9S -- DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ,5LIY TRADITION ( ! PA/ TWO C5TURIES4 ,ITS ANALYZES & GOALS HAVE NEV] BE5 DETA*$ FROM ! UND]/&ABLY LESS DEVELOP$ !ORETICAL ANALYZES ( ,K>L ,M>X & CLASSICAL RADICAL ?9K]S 7LIKE ,PET] ,KROPOTK971 OR FROM ! GREAT REVOLUTIONS ?AT CULM9AT$ 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#c#f-#c#g4 ,IT ES*EWS ANY ATTEMPT TO DEFAME ! HI/ORIC TRADITIONS ( ! ,LEFT 9 FAVOR A NEO-LIB]AL PAT*WORK ( IDEAS OR A QUEASY POLITICAL C5TRISM ?AT P>ADES AS 0PO/MOD]NISM0 & 0PO/- 9DU/RIALISM10 NOT TO SPEAK ( ! 0PO/-MAT]IALI/0 SPIRITUALISM FO/]$ BY ECO-FEM9I/S1 LIFE-/YLE AN>*I/S1 DEEP ECOLOGI/S1 & SO-CALL$ 0SOCIAL DEEP ECOLOGI/S0 OR 0DEEP SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S40 ,QUITE TO ! CONTR>Y3 SOCIAL ECOLOGY FUNCTIONS TO C\NT]VAIL ATTEMPTS TO D5ATURE ! ,5LIY PROJECT BY EMPHASIZ+ ! NE$ = !ORETICAL COH]5CE1 NO LESS TODAY ?AN IT DID 9 ! #a#i#fS1 :5 ! 0,NEW ,LEFT0 DRIFT$ FROM A HEAL?Y LIB]T>IAN POPULISM 9TO A QUAGMIRE ( ,L59I/1 ,MAOI/1 & ,TROTSKYI/ T5D5CIES4 ,SOCIAL ECOLOGY RETA9S ITS FILIATIONS ) ! ,5LIY TRADITION ALL ! MORE EMPHATICALLY 9 OPPOSITION TO ! QUASI-MY/ICAL & EXPRESSLY MY/ICAL TR5DS ?AT >E ?OR\LY 9F9ITE CAPACITY TO COOPT1 9DE$ COMMODIFY1 SELF-/YL$ 0OPPOSITIONAL TR5DS0 ?AT REMA9 AS ! DETRITUS ( ! 0,NEW ,LEFT0 & ! OLD C\NT]CULTURE4 ,TODAY1 AN>*ISM COMES PACKAG$ BY ,HAKIM ,BEY1 ,BOB ,BLACK1 ,DAVID ,WATSON1 & ,JASON ,MC,QU9N1 & IS LITTLE MORE ?AN A M]*&ISABLE B\TIQUE IDEOLOGY ?AT P&]S TO PETTY- B\RGEOIS TA/ES = NAUIETY ( 0DEEP ECOLOGIES0 ?AT G5]ALLY EMPHASIZE AN ANIMALI/IC R$UCTIONISM1 NEO-,MAL?USIAN 0HUNG] POLITICS10 ANTIHUMANISM1 & BIO- OR 0ECO-0C5TRISM -- 9 %ORT1 A PA/I*E ?AT R5D]S IT EQUALLY PALATABLE TO MEMB]S ( ! ,BRITI% ROYAL FAMILY AT ! SUMMIT ( ! SOCIAL HI]>*Y & TO LUMP5IZ$ AN>*OIDS AT ITS BASE4 ,FEM9ISM1 9ITIALLY A UNIV]SALIZ$ *ALL5GE TO HI]>*Y AS SU*1 HAS DEVOLV$ 9TO P>O*IAL1 (T5 SELF-S]V+1 & EV5 MAT]IALLY REW>D+ SPECIES ( ECO-FEM9ISM & EXPRESS !ISMS ?AT P&] TO A MY? ( G5D] SUP]IORITY 7NO LESS UGLY :5 IT CONC]NS WOM5 ?AN :5 IT CONC]NS M57 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R -- NOT TO SPEAK ( ! \TRI$ ?AT ! WAY A SOCIETY TREATS ITS WOM5 CAN BE REG>D$ AS A MEASURE ( ITS /ATUS AS A CIVILIZATION1 SO TODAY WE CAN ADD ?AT ! EXT5T TO :I* A SOCIETY DEVOLVES 9TO MY/ICISM & ECLECTICISM CAN BE REG>D$ AS MEASURE ( ITS CULTURAL DECL9E4 ,BY !SE /&>DS1 NO SOCIETY HAS MORE ?OR\S ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,! ,RELEVANCE ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY ,?IS DEVOLUTION ( CONSCI\SNESS IS BY NO MEANS SOLELY ! PRODUCT ( \R C5TURY'S NEW GLOBAL M$IA1 AS EV5 RADICAL !ORI/S ( POPUL> CULTURE T5D TO BELIEVE4 ,ABSOLUTISM & M$IEVALISM1 NO LESS ?AN CAPITALISM1 HAD ITS [N 0M$IA10 ! ,*UR*1 ?AT REA*$ AS UBIQUIT\SLY 9TO EV]Y VILLAGE AS TELEVISION REA*ES 9TO ! MOD]N LIV+ ROOM4 ,! ROOTS ( MOD]N CULTURAL DEVOLUTION >E AS DEEP-SEAT$ AS ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ITSELF4 ,CAPITALISM1 TODAY1 IS OP5LY FLAUNT$ NOT ONLY AS A SY/EM ( SOCIAL RELATION%IPS BUT AS ! 05D ( HI/ORY10 9DE$1 AS A NATURAL SOCIETY ?AT EXPRESSES ! MO/ 9TR9SIC QUALITIES ( 0HUMAN NATURE0 -- ITS O/5SIBLE 0DRIVE0 TO COMPETE1 W91 & GR[4 ,?IS TRANSMUTATION ( MEANS 9TO 5DS1 VICI\S AS ! MEANS MAY BE1 IS NOT M]ELY 0! ,AM]ICAN WAY02 IT IS ! B\RGEOIS WAY4 ,! COMMODITY HAS N[ COLONIZ$ EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE1 R5D]+ :AT WAS ONCE A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY 9TO A CAPITALI/ CULTURE4 ,IT HAS PRODUC$ LIT]ALLY A 0M>KETPLACE ( IDEAS10 9 :I* ! CO9 = EX*ANG+ 9*OATE NOTIONS & 9TUITIONS IS VALIDAT$ BY ! ACADEMY1 ! CORRUPT] P> EXCELL5CE ( ! 0BE/ & BRILY DEL9EABLE4 ,9DE$1 NEV] HAS 0HI< CULTURE10 ONCE GU>D$ BY ACADEMIC M&>9S1 BE5 SO SC&AL\SLY DEBAS$ BY ACADEMIC PRESSES ?AT HAVE BECOME ! PORNOGRAPH]S ( IDEOLOGY4 ,B\RGEOIS SOCIETY QUA CULTURE1 P>TICUL>LY ITS ACADEMIC PURVEYORS1 ABHORS A PR9CIPL$ /&1 P>TICUL>LY A COMBATIVE ONE ?AT IS PREP>$ TO CLE>LY >TICULATE A BODY ( COH]5T PR9CIPLES & ?RU/ IT 9TO OPPOSITION AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM AS A :OLE4 ,!ORETICALLY & PRACTICALLY1 S]I\S OPPOSITION TAKES ITS PO9T ( DEP>TURE FROM ! NE$ TO UND]/& ! LOGIC ( AN IDEOLOGY1 NOT ITS EUPHEMI/IC METAPHORS & DRIFT+ 9CONSI/5CIES4 ,CAPITALISM HAS NO?+ TO FE> FROM AN ECOLOGICAL1 FEM9I/1 AN>*I/1 OR SOCIALI/ HA% ( HAZY IDEAS 7(T5 FATU\SLY JU/IFI$ AS 0PLURALI/IC0 OR 0RELATIVI/IC07 ?AT LEAVES ITS SOCIAL PREMISES UNT\*$4 ,IT IS ALL ! BETT] = ! PREVAIL+ ORD] ?AT REASON BE D5\NC$ AS 0LOGOC5TRISM10 ?AT B\RGEOIS SOCIAL RELATIONS BE CONCEAL$ UND] ! RUBRIC ( 09DU/RIAL SOCIETY10 ?AT ! SOCIAL NE$ = AN OPPOSITIONAL MOVEM5T BE BRU%$ ASIDE 9 FAVOR ( A P]SONAL NE$ = SPIRITUAL R$EMPTION1 ?AT ! POLITICAL BE R$UC$ TO ! P]SONAL1 ?AT ! PROJECT ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION BE ]AS$ BY HOPELESS COMMUNIT>IAN 5DEAVORS TO CREATE 0ALT]NATIVE0 5T]PRISES4 ,EXCEPT :]E ITS PR(ITS & 0GR[? OPPORTUNITIES0 >E CONC]N$1 CAPITALISM N[ DELIIABLY TURNS \T TO BE ITS [N T]RA9 9 A MY/IFI$ =M4 ,H5CE ! POPUL>ITY ( 0M>KET SOCIALISM0 9 SELF-/YL$ 0LEFTI/0 P]IODICALS2 OR POSSIBLY 0SOCIAL DEEP ECOLOGY0 9 DEEP ECOLOGY P]IODICALS LIKE ,! ,TRUMPET]2 OR MORE BRAZ5LY1 ACCOLADES TO ,GRAMSCI BY ! ,N\VELLE ,DROITE 9 ,FRANCE1 OR TO A 0,GRE5 ,ADOLF 0 9 ,G]MANY4 ,A ,ROB9 ,ECK]SLEY HAS NO DIFFICULTY JUGGL+ ! IDEAS ( ! ,FRANKFURT ,S*OOL ) DEEP ECOLOGY :ILE COMP>+ 9 TRULY BIOC5TRIC FA%ION ! 0NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS0 ( BIRDS ) ! WORK+S ( ! HUMAN M9D4 ,! WISDOM ( MAK+ FRI5DS ) EV]YONE ?AT UND]P9S ?IS ACADEMIC 0DISC\RSE0 CAN ONLY LEAD TO A BLURR+ ( LAT5T & S]I\S DIFF]5CES -- & ULTIMATELY TO ! COMPROMISE ( ALL PR9CIPLES & ! LOSS ( POLITICAL DIRECTION4 ,! SOCIAL & CULTURAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUC$ BY CAPITALISM CAN BE RESI/$ ONLY BY TAK+ ! MO/ PR9CIPL$ /& AGA9/ ! CORROSION ( NE>LY ALL SELF-PR(ESS$ OPPOSITIONAL IDEAS4 ,MORE ?AN AT ANY TIME 9 ! PA/1 SOCIAL ECOLOGI/S %\LD AB&ON ! ILLUSION ?AT A %>$ USE ( ! WORD 0SOCIAL0 R5D]S ALL ( US 9TO SOCIALI/S1 OR 0ECOLOGY10 9TO RADICAL ECOLOGI/S4 ,! MEASURE ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY'S RELEVANCE & !ORETICAL 9TEGRITY CONSI/S ( ITS ABILITY TO BE RATIONAL1 E?ICAL1 COH]5T1 & TRUE TO ! IDEAL ( ! ,5LIY TRADITION -- NOT ( ANY ABILITY TO E>N PLAUDITS FROM ! ,PR9CE ( ,WALES1 ,AL ,GORE1 OR ,G>Y ,SNYD]1 /ILL LESS FROM ACADEMICS1 SPIRITUALI/S1 & MY/ICS4 ,9 ?IS D>K5+ AGE :5 CAPITALISM -- ! MY/IFI$ SOCIAL ORD] P> EXCELL5CE -- ?REAT5S TO GLOBALIZE ! WORLD ) CAPITAL1 COMMODITIES1 & A FACILE SPIRIT ( 0NEGOTIATION0 & 0COMPROMISE10 IT IS NECESS>Y TO KEEP ALIVE ! V]Y IDEA ( UNCOMPROMIS+ CRITIQUE4 ,IT IS NOT DOGMATIC TO 9SI/ ON CONSI/5CY1 TO 9F] & CONTE/ ! LOGIC ( A GIV5 BODY ( PREMISES1 TO DEM& CL>ITY 9 A TIME ( CULTURAL TWILIY1 ECLECTICISM & !ORETICAL *AOS1 NOT TO SPEAK ( PRACTICES ?AT >E MORE !ATRICAL ?AN ?REAT5+ & ?AT CONSI/ MORE ( PO/UR+ ?AN CONV9C+1 WILL ONLY DIM ! LIKNESS ( CAPITALI/ B>B>ISM ?ICK5 TO ! PO9T :]E ?IS 5T]PRISE IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE1 HI/ORY AS ! 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