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,! CURR5T HI/ORICAL CONDITIONS >E %IFT+1 GIV+ RISE TO A NEW EPO*4 ,AS ! HEAT GETS TURN$ UP1 SO MANY ( \R DEEPE/ ASSUMPTIONS AB\T ! WORLD - AB\T JU/ :AT IS & ISN'T POSSIBLE )9 IT - >E BEG9N+ TO MELT4 ,A DI/9CTLY NOVEL1 F> MORE VOLATILE T]RA9 IS PI]C+ ?R\< ! CURR5T ONE1 PROMIS+ A C5TURY ( CONFUS$ C]TA9TIES & GRITTY OPPORTUNITIES4 

,CONFRONT+ ! FUTURE MEANS RETURN+ TO ! !ME ( CRISIS1 ONLY ?IS TIME TO A SPECIFIC CASE3 CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,?IS IS SURELY ! DI/9CTIVE CRISIS = ! COM+ DECADES1 ! ONE ?AT ?REAT5S US MO/ SEV]ELY4 ,YET FEW /ILL TRULY BELIEVE IT CAN BE /ILL BE /OPP$1 AT LEA/ NOT COMPLETELY4 ,EA* NEW HEADL9E SMA%ES 9TO \R OPTIMISM1 CONFIRM+ A FRACTION ( :AT'S YET TO COME3 DR\<TS1 FLOODS1 HEAT WAVES1 HURRICANES1 =E/ FIRES1 =C$ MIGRATIONS444 ,! GLACI]S >E MELT+ FA/] ?AN EV]1 & SEA LEVELS >E RIS+ 9DISPUTABLY4 ,:IL/ ! YE>S #b#a#e-#a#i >E SET TO BE ! FIVE HOTTE/ EV] RECORD$1 ALREADY A DEGREE HI<] ?AN PRE-9DU/RIAL LEVELS4 ,WE'VE DEP>T$ ! MOM5T 9 :I* Y\ C\LD ACCURATELY REF] TO CLIMATE *ANGE AS A PROSPECTIVE EV5T4 ,HONE/LY SPEAK+1 IT'S LAT] ?AN WE ?\<T4 

,LEVIA?AN HAS ALWAYS GONE H& 9 H& ) ECOLOGICAL CRISIS2 IT'S NO CO9CID5CE1 !N1 ?AT ! GLOBALIZATION ( CAPITAL OV] ! LA/ FEW DECADES HAS BE5 MIRROR$ BY ! FIR/ DI/9CTLY PLANET>Y ECOLOGICAL CRISIS !RE'S BE54 ,?IS /ORY HAS1 ( C\RSE1 ALSO BE5 ONE ( ONGO+ RESI/ANCE3 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 = ONE1 ?REW MANY OB/ACLES 9TO ! PA? ( CAPITALI/ PROGRESS1 EV5 IF ITS IMPACT FAIL$ TO LA/ F> 9TO ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 ,IT WAS SUCCE$$ SOME:AT BY AN 9T]NATIONAL1 FAIRLY GRASSROOTS MOVEM5T DIRECT$ SPECIFICALLY AGA9/ CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! HI< PO9TS ( :I* 9CLUD$ V>I\S CLIMATE CAMPS1 AS WELL AS MASS MOBILIZATIONS >\ND ! ,C,O,P #ae & #ba SUMMITS4 ,BUT IT %\LD COME AS NO SURPRISE ?AT ?IS MOVEM5T WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL1 GIV5 ?AT IT C\LD ONLY SET ! B> IMPOSSIBLY HI<4 ,9 ORD] TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE1 A MOVEM5T ( IMM5SE QUANTITY & QUALITY WAS REQUIR$3 IT HAD TO BE WORLDWIDE 9 9FLU5CE1 YET SUFFICI5TLY RADICAL TO TRANS=M ! DEEP /RUCTURE ( ! ECONOMY4 ,IT'S OBVI\S1 ?\<1 ?AT GLOBAL LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION - ! ONLY ?+ ?AT WILL GET TO ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM - ISN'T AB\T TO HAPP54 

,NOR >E RE=MI/ ATTEMPTS TO *ANGE GOV]NM5T POLICY LOOK+ ANY MORE HOPEFUL4 ,! WOR?LESSNESS ( ! #bae ,P>IS ,AGREEM5T - FOCUS$ ON ! WILDLY UNREALI/IC GOAL ( KEEP+ GLOBAL TEMP]ATURE RISE WELL BEL[ #b8,C - IS MADE ABUNDANTLY CLE> BY EA* NEW C>BON-9T5SIVE DEVELOPM5T PROJECT SIGNATORY /ATES IMPLEM5T4 ,NO LESS1 EV5 ?AT SCRAP ( PAP] HAS PROV5 TOO DEM&+ = SOME1 ) ! WORLD'S L>GE/ ECONOMY - ! ,U,S - PULL+ \T ( ! NON-B9D+ AGREEM5T 9 #b#a#g4 ,BY A PRESID5T :O D5IES ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( CLIMATE *ANGE444 ,BUT AT LEA/ ,! ,DONALD IS UPFRONT 9 HIS CONTEMPT = ! 5VIRONM5T1 RA!R ?AN PLAY+ ! TWO-FAC$ GAME ( HIS LIB]AL C\NT]P>TS4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 ?IS OR ?AT GOV]NM5T POLICY ISN'T :AT REALLY MATT]S1 GIV5 ?AT SOLV+ CLIMATE *ANGE IS 9H]5TLY UNFEASIBLE = ANY CAPITALI/ /ATE4 ,AFT] ALL1 TAK+ ! ISSUE S]I\SLY W\LD MEAN RE/RUCTUR+ 7IF NOT DISMANTL+7 ! 5TIRETY ( GLOBAL PRODUCTION1 5TAIL+ MASSIVE ECONOMIC RECESSION4 ,& :IL/ SU* RECESSION WILL NO D\BT PALE 9 COMP>ISON TO :AT'S ON ! HORIZON1 ?AT H>DLY PRES5TS AN 9TELLIGIBLE PROBLEM = A GOV]NM5T SEEK+ REELECTION 9 ! NEXT FEW YE>S1 NOT :5 IT MEANS DEVA/AT+ !MSELVES ECONOMICALLY 9 ! %ORT-T]M4 

,?AT LEAVES US FAC$ ) A TR\BL+ COMB9ATION4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION IS RAC+ T[>DS MASSIVE1 IRREV]SIBLE CLIMATE *ANGE2 ON ! O!R1 !RE'S SURELY NO =CE ON E>? CAPABLE ( AV]T+ ?IS \TCOME4 ,IT SEEMS A NEW WAVE ( CLIMATE MOVEM5TS IS EM]G+ AT ! MOM5T - !SE C\LD MAKE ALL ! DIFF]5CE4 ,BUT WE ALSO NE$ TO BE REALI/IC AB\T :AT CAN /ILL BE A*IEV$4 ,TRU? BE TOLD1 ! OPPORTUNITY TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE HAS SURELY PASS$ US BY3 NO LONG] IS IT A MATT] ( AVOID+ GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL MELTD[N ALTOGE!R1 BUT 9/EAD ( LIMIT+ ITS SEV]ITY4 ,GONE >E ! YE>S 9 :I* WE C\LD D5Y ! 9EVITABILITY ( ! CRISIS4 ,& :AT A /RANGE TIME TO BE ALIVE ?AT MAKES IT6 ,ONE GETS ! FEEL+ ( /&+ ON ! SEA%ORE1 WAT*+ ! APPROA*+ FLOOD 9 A /ATE ( CALM ACCEPTANCE4 ,MAYBE IT'S TIME TO D[NGRADE \R EXPECTATIONS3 ! WORLD WILL NOT BE SAV$4 

,DON'T JUMP TO ANY CONCLUSIONS1 ?\<4 ,! WORLD WON'T BE SAV$1 BUT IT'S H>DLY AB\T TO BE DE/ROY$1 EI!R4 ,A LITTLE TOO (T51 5VIRONM5TALI/ DISC\RSE IS PIT*$ AS A DI*OTOMY BETWE5 UTOPIA & EXT9CTION3 EI!R WE'LL M\NT A GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL REVOLUTION & SOLVE ALL \R PROBLEMS AT ONCE1 OR ELSE WE'LL FALL %ORT ( ! M>K & ALL LIFE ON E>? WILL BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,HONE/LY1 ?\<1 NEI!R IS REMOTELY LIKELY - NOT = ! TIME BE+4 ,?IS K9D ( ALL OR NO?+ ?9K+ IS UNHELPFUL1 BECAUSE IT SETS US UP = FAILURE ONCE IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT1 ACTUALLY1 WE'RE NOT GO+ TO W9 ?IS ONE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 SU/A9+ A LIFETIME ( /RUGGLE MEANS FOCUS+ ON GOALS ?AT1 BESIDES BE+ AMBITI\S1 >E ALSO A*IEVABLE4 ,& SU* GOALS REMA9 OP5 TO US /ILL3 EV5 ?\< WE CAN'T /OP CLIMATE *ANGE ALTOGE!R1 WE CAN /ILL S(T5 ! BL[ SIGNIFICANTLY4 ,NOT ONLY DOES ?AT MEAN M9IMIZ+ ! AM\NT ( C>BON DIOXIDE YET TO BE RELEAS$ 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E - ?AT IS1 BR++ D[N ! ECONOMY AS DECISIVELY AS POSSIBLE - BUT ALSO PREP>+ O!RS & \RSELVES = ! 9EVITABLE CRUN* AHEAD4 ,IF ANY?+1 ?IS IS ! WOR/ TIME ( ALL TO GIVE UP4 ,!RE'S /ILL SO MU* TO FI<T =1 & ALSO TO W94 ,?IS ISN'T JU/ A MATT] ( DAMAGE LIMITATION6 ,! FUTURE PROMISES A GREAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE WILD & FREE2 DRAMATICALLY MORE ?AN TODAY1 EV54 

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,?IS DISCUSSION GIVES WAY TO ANO!R1 NAMELY1 ! QUE/ION ( :AT A CLIMATE *ANG$ WORLD MI<T ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE4 ,ON ?IS TOPIC1 ! BOOK ,DES]T 7#b#a#a7 - A KEY S\RCE ( 9SPIRATION = ?IS *APT] - (F]S SOME IMPORTANT SUGGE/IONS4 ,PRESUM+ ANY?+ APPROA*+ A #d8,C TEMP]ATURE RISE OCCURS ?IS C5TURY1 ! PLANET W\LD BE LEFT UNRECOGNIZABLE COMP>$ TO TODAY4 ,SU* A HI< LEVEL ( HEAT+ - :I* C\LD WELL BE EXCE$$1 GIV5 CURR5T TRAJECTORIES - W\LD MEAN HOT DES]TS EXP&+ MASSIVELY BEYOND ! ,EQUATOR1 POSSIBLY SEEP+ DEEP 9TO ,EUROPE4 ,IT W\LD ALSO MEAN SEA LEVELS RIS+ AS HI< AS #a MET]S1 9UNDAT+ VA/ SWA!S ( DRY L&1 9CLUD+ MANY ( ?OSE REGIONS MO/ D5SELY 9HABIT$ BY HUMANS4 ,FAC$ ) A COMB9ATION ( W>M+1 ACIDIFICATION1 & POLLUTION1 ! OCEANS WILL BECOME 9CREAS+LY 9CAPABLE ( SUPPORT+ COMPLEX LIFE4 ,ACROSS ! GLOBE1 MOREOV]1 MILLIONS ( SPECIES ( PLANTS & ANIMALS /& TO BE WIP$ \T BY ! RELATIVELY SUDD5 DE/ABILIZATION ( LONG-/&+ ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS4 ,F9ALLY1 AS HUMAN REFUGEES AMASS 9 VA/ NUMB]S1 9 C\NTLESS LOCATIONS TRAMPL+ BORD]S 9 SE>* ( SAFETY1 ! TOLL ON \R [N SPECIES WILL LIKELY BE UNPREC$5T$4 ,IT SEEMS SURREAL TO EV5 WRITE IT1 BUT H]E IT IS3 FAC$ ) A COMB9ATION ( EXTREME WEA!R1 FAM9E1 FLOOD+1 W>1 & DISEASE1 ! LOSS ( HUMAN LIFE C\LD WELL CLIMB 9TO ! REGION ( BILLIONS4 

,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT AN EXTREMELY VOLATILE 7& ALSO MASSIVELY DIV]SE7 SOCIAL SITUATION W\LD RESULT FROM !SE *ANGES4 ,ALREADY TODAY1 MANY EQUATORIAL REGIONS H\SE REGIMES :I* >E FAIL+ TO PROVIDE LOCAL POPULATIONS ) BASIC MAT]IAL NE$S1 9CLUD+ SUFFICI5T FOOD & CLEAN WAT]4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE WILL MULTIPLY NUM]\S PREEXI/+ ?REATS 9 MANY PLACES - MU* ( ,AFRICA & ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 = EXAMPLE - BEYOND ! CAPACITY = EFFECTIVE GOV]NANCE TO BE MA9TA9$4 ,AS ! VIABLE BORD]S ( GLOBAL CIVILIZATION %R9K1 MU* ( ! LOSS ( HUMAN LIFE WILL BE SUFF]$ BY ?OSE :O1 HAV+ BE5 =CIBLY 9CORPORAT$ 9TO AN 9H]5TLY UNSU/A9ABLE ECONOMIC SY/EM1 WILL BE HUNG \T TO DRY ONCE !Y CAN NO LONG] BE SUPPORT$4 ,9 MANY CASES1 0AN>*Y0 WILL 5SUE1 BUT NOT AT ALL 9 ! S5SE WE MEAN IT3 LOCAL W>LORDS & RELIGI\S EXTREMI/S WILL RU% 9 TO EXPLOIT ! SITUATION1 M]ELY REPLAC+ ! /ATE & CAPITAL RA!R ?AN DISMANTL+ !M - SOME?+ LOOK+ MU* MORE LIKE ,SOMALIA ?AN ,CATALONIA4 

,9 O!R CASES1 H[EV]1 ! DE/ABILIZATION ( V>I\S REGIONS WILL LIKELY FAVOR A MORE PEACEABLE \TCOME4 ,! COLLAPSE ( A CIVILIZATION DOESN'T NE$ TO MEAN ! 5D ( ! WORLD3 ) MANY CITIES FAIL+ TO SUPPORT !IR 9HABITANTS1 ONE ( ! SURE/ MEANS ( SURVIVAL WILL BE TO RETREAT TO COMMUNAL1 DEC5TRALIZ$ SETUPS ?AT AVOID ! UN/ABLE RELIANCE ON IMPORT$ RES\RCES & HEAVILY CONC5TRAT$ POPULATIONS4 ,EV5 TODAY1 ! 9HABITANTS ( MANY RURAL REGIONS - ?9K SUB-,SAH>AN ,AFRICA1 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA1 & ,S\!A/ ,ASIA - CONT9UE TO RELY ON ROBU/ SUBSI/5CE ECONOMIES ?AT C\LD WELL ACT AS AN EFFECTIVE BUFF] = MANY4 ,9 >EAS ( R$UC$ AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY1 MOREOV]1 V>I\S =MS ( #b#a/ C5TURY GA!R]-HUNT+ >E LIKELY TO EM]GE1 9T]SP]S$ ) A /RANGE BREW ( DROP\TS FROM MA9/REAM SOCIETY1 9CLUD+ HIPPIES1 PIRATES1 CULTS1 & HILLBILLIES4 ,EV5 IF /ATELESS SOCIETIES >5'T ! MO/ 9EVITABLE ( SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS1 !Y NONE!LESS REMA9 ! MO/ NATURAL - ?AT IS1 ! LEA/ RELIANT ON COMPLEX SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,?IS WILL (F] A /RATEGIC ADVANTAGE1 DEP5D+ ON ! EXT5T TO :I* WE'RE CAPABLE ( APPRECIAT+ !SE (T5 ACCID5TAL AN>*IC FL[]+S1 MO/ ( :I* WILL FALL F> %ORT ( \R IDEALIZ$ /&>DS4 

,AMID SU* UNPREC$5T$ CONDITIONS1 LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION MAY ALSO BECOME POSSIBLE 9 MANY PLACES4 ,SOCIAL HI]>*Y - ESPECIALLY CLASS - IS A CON/ANT BALANC+ ACT BETWE5 OPPRESS+ ! EXCLUD$ 5\< TO MAXIMIZE ! PRIVILEGES RECEIV$1 BUT NOT DO+ SO TO ! EXT5T !Y RISE UP & KILL Y\4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE WILL MAKE ?AT TI<TROPE IMM5SELY H>D] TO WALK4 ,AS ! M\NTA9 GLACI]S MELT 9TO NO?+1 MANY HEAVILY POPULAT$ REGIONS WILL SUFF] SEV]E WAT] %ORTAGES1 BUT Y\ CAN H>DLY EXPECT PEOPLE TO DIE QUIETLY :IL/ ! RI* KEEP !IR MANSION F\NTA9S RUNN+4 ,GIV5 ! REALIZATION ?AT ! LEA/ RESPONSIBLE = ! CRISIS /& TO SUFF] ! MO/1 9SURRECTION WILL SP>K (F 9 LOCATIONS CURR5TLY UN?9KABLE4 ,?AT WON'T ALWAYS BE A PRETTY PICTURE1 ESPECIALLY GIV5 ?AT MANY REBEL MOVEM5TS WILL UND\BT$LY BE NATIONALI/ 9 NATURE4 ,BUT !RE'S ALSO A SOLID *ANCE ! RAGE CAN BE PU%$ 9 A MORE HOPEFUL1 LIB]ATORY DIRECTION1 DEP5D+ ON ! EXT5T WE F9D \RSELVES READY TO 9T]V5E4 ,SOME GOOD C\LD WELL COME ( ?IS MESS3 AN>*ISM WILL 5JOY A GR[+ DEM& = A RADICALLY DIFF]5T VISION ( :AT ! WORLD C\LD LOOK LIKE1 ONE ?AT GETS TO ! ROOT ( ! PROBLEM RA!R ?AN JU/ BLAM+ ! VICTIMS4 ,9 T]MS ( ! NECESS>Y EXT]NAL CONDITIONS1 C]TA9LY1 IT'S POSSIBLE ! GOLD5 AGE ( 9SURRECTION & REVOLUTION LIV$ \T BY AN>*I/S A C5TURY AGO WILL BE EXCE$$4 

,AT GIV5 MOM5TS1 IT WILL BE TEMPT+ TO OV]/ATE ! NATURE ( ! DE/ABILIZATION1 BUT LET'S NOT GET C>RI$ AWAY4 ,?IS WON'T BE ! 5D ( HI]>*Y1 NOR ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ IT1 ONLY A TRANS=MATION ( ! CONDITIONS )9 :I* ?IS ET]NAL T5SION MANIFE/S ITSELF4 ,:IL/ NO D\BT 9CLUD+ FITS ( 9T5SITY H]E & !RE1 ! PROCESS ( DIS9TEGRATION WILL BE BO? LIMIT$ & GRADUAL1 DEFY+ \R ,HOLLYWOOD-9DUC$ EXPECTATIONS ( A SUDD51 ALL \T COLLAPSE4 ,?IS WILL SURELY BE ! 5D ( ?AT TOTALIZ+1 GLOBALIZ$ =M ( CAPITALISM KN[N TO SOME AS 0,EMPIRE10 BUT NOT ( CAPITALISM ITSELF1 NOR ( CIVILIZATION ALTOGE!R4 ,AS = ! NEXT DECADES1 MORE TEMP]ATE REGIONS - ESPECIALLY ISL& NATIONS SU* AS ,NEW ,ZEAL& & ! ,U,K - >E LIKELY TO REMA9 SOME:AT 9SULAT$ FROM ! DE/ABILIZATION1 AT LEA/ RELATIVE TO :AT WILL BE GO+ ON CLOS] TO ! ,EQUATOR4 

,MOREOV]1 IT'S EV5 POSSIBLE ?AT1 :IL/ CIVILIZATION & ITS BORD]S WILL RETRACT 9 MANY PLACES1 9 O!RS !SE WILL ACTUALLY EXP&4 ,ANO!R !ME = ! #b#a/ C5TURY WILL BE ! CONT9U$ ?AW+ ( COLD DES]TS1 SU* AS ?OSE F\ND 9 ,SIB]IA1 ,SC&9AVIA1 ,CANADA1 ,GRE5L&1 & ,ALASKA4 ,?IS WILL OP5 UP NEW POSSIBILITIES = CAPITALI/ EXPANSION 9 ! =M ( YET MORE TRADE1 SETTLEM5T1 & RES\RCE EXTRACTION4 ,9 FACT1 ! PROCESS ALREADY />T$ SOME YE>S AGO1 & IS LIKELY TO PICK UP ! PACE ?R\<\T ! C5TURY1 P]HAPS EV5 9CLUD+ ! =GOTT5 CONT95T ( ,ANT>CTICA4 ,AS ! ONCE UN9HABITABLE RECESSES ( ! PLANET BECOME PRIME L&S = COLONIZATION1 MANY /RONG]1 MORE IMP]IALI/IC C\NTRIES - 9CLUD+ ?OSE ) NUCLE> WEAPONS1 SU* AS ! ,U,S1 ,RUSSIA1 & ,*9A - /& TO BE DRAWN 9TO FUR!R GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICTS4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 AS WELL AS ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE1 ,LEVIA?AN IS F> FROM BE+ DEALT ITS DEA?BL[4 

,! RELATIVE /ABILITY ( MANY TEMP]ATE REGIONS1 H[EV]1 H>DLY SUGGE/S ?AT LIFE WILL CONT9UE AS NORMAL !RE4 ,= ONE1 ! ?REATS DE/ABILIZ+ EQUATORIAL REGIONS - DR\<T1 FLOOD+1 WAT] %ORTAGES - WILL 9CREASE M>K$LY EV]Y:]E1 EV5 ?\< REGIMES 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? HAVE A BETT] 9ITIAL *ANCE ( HOLD+ D[N EFFECTIVE GOV]NANCE4 ,CONSID]+ CURR5T TRAJECTORIES1 NO LESS1 IT'S ONLY A MATT] ( TIME - A FEW EXTRA DECADES1 MAYBE LESS - BE=E TEMP]ATE REGIONS >E HIT MU* H>D] BY ! SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS ( CLIMATE *ANGE1 ESPECIALLY ) CITIES LIKE ,NEW ,YORK1 ,AM/]DAM1 & ,LONDON ALREADY AT RISK FROM FLOOD+4 ,EV5 BE=E !N1 A MAJOR PORTION ( 9T]NATIONAL TRADE WILL CRA% ONCE EQUATORIAL REGIONS />T TO FOLD1 PULL+ ! HEAVILY EXT]NALIZ$ ECONOMIES ( ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR? 9TO UNPREC$5T$ RECESSION4 ,) MANY C5TRI/ REGIMES FAIL+ TO KEEP A LID ON !IR EV] MULTIPLY+ CRISES1 MANY MOD]ATES WILL F9D !MSELVES LOOK+ = RADICAL ALT]NATIVES4 ,ALL ! DE/ABILIZ+ FACTORS ?AT PREFAC$ ! REVOLUTIONS ( ! PA/ WILL BE !RE 7IF ANY?+1 !Y'LL BE IMM5SELY GREAT]74 ,JU/ REMEMB] ?AT !SE >E ! V]Y CONDITIONS ?AT GAVE RISE TO FASCISM 9 ! #b? C5TURY1 ONLY ?IS TIME ) /AGG]+ NUMB]S ( CLIMATE REFUGEES ?R[N 9TO ! MIX4 ,AS ALWAYS1 ! 9EVITABILITY ( CRISES )9 HI]>*ICAL SY/EMS IS BO? \R GREATE/ 5EMY & FRI5D4 

,SOME WILL RESPOND1 NO D\BT1 ?AT SU* PR$ICTIONS >E OV] ! TOP4 ,P]HAPS CLIMATE *ANGE WILL TURN \T TO BE LESS SEV]E ?AN ! CURR5T EVID5CE SUGGE/S1 OR EV5 SIGNIFICANTLY MITIGAT$4 ,BUT REALLY NO ONE KN[S4 ,PRESUM+ ?+S DO BEG9 TO MAJORLY DIS9TEGRATE 9 ONE S5SE OR ANO!R - BE IT ?R\< CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! POT5TIAL CRISES M5TION$ 9 ! LA/ *APT]1 OR SOME?+ ELSE 5TIRELY - AN \TCOME RESEMBL+ ! PICTURE \TL9$ H]E SEEMS PROBABLE4 ,COMRADES W\LD ?US DO WELL TO CONSID] H[ !IR LOCAL T]RA9 ( /RUGGLE C\LD *ANGE OV] ! NEXT DECADES4 ,?AT ISN'T TO SAY WE %\LD GET TOO CAU<T UP 9 ! GAME ( MAK+ PR$ICTIONS1 ESPECIALLY GIV5 ?AT HI/ORY IS TYPICALLY DEF9$ BY ! EV5TS NO ONE SAW COM+4 ,YET BY PREP>+ WELL = ! FUTURE - ?AT IS1 BY /RUGGL+ H>D N[1 9 COMB9ATION ) A LITTLE =E?\<T - WE CAN MAXIMIZE \R POT5TIAL TO CONV]T EV5 ! MO/ ABYSMAL CONDITIONS 9TO SOLID OPPORTUNITIES = GR[?4 

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,ONLY ) ! HELP ( HI/ORICAL H9DSI<T DO Y\ REALLY KN[ :AT P]IOD Y\'RE LIV+ 94 ,IT'S UNLIKELY !RE WILL BE A DI/+UI%ABLE GR\ND Z]O M>K+ \T ! NEW EPO*1 ONLY A BLURRY L9E SEP>AT+ ! PREVI\S ]A FROM SOME?+ ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T4 ,P]HAPS FUTURE G5]ATIONS WILL EV5 CONSID] ! CURR5T HI/ORICAL MOM5T TO FALL )9 ! B\ND>IES ( ! NEW ]A1 GIV5 ?AT >GUABLY ! FIR/ MAJOR GEOPOLITICAL CONFLICT TRIGG]$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE - ! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W> - BEGAN SOME YE>S AGO4 ,?IS CONFLICT MI<T WELL BE> AN IMAGE FROM ! FUTURE1 SUGGE/+ :AT'S LIKELY TO BE REPRODUC$ ON AN EV] GREAT] SCALE OV] ! COM+ DECADES4 

,IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E N[1 BUT NOT LONG AGO ,SYRIA WAS ONE ( ! MO/ POLITICALLY /ABLE ,>AB REGIMES4 ,*IEF AMONG ! FACTORS ?AT ALT]$ ?IS PICTURE SO DRAMATICALLY1 H[EV]1 WAS ! WOR/ DR\<T EV] RECORD$ 9 ! REGION4 ,LA/+ FROM #bf TO #b#a#a1 ?IS P]IOD ( SEV]E DRYNESS - NE> IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLA9 )\T REF]5CE TO AN?ROPOG5IC CLIMATE *ANGE - L$ TO MAJOR CROP FAILURES1 LIVE/OCK COLLAPSE1 & WAT] %ORTAGES 9 MANY RURAL >EAS4 ,UP TO #a4#e MILLION LOCALS W]E =C$ TO MIGRATE FROM ! C\NTRYSIDE 9TO ! CITIES1 COMB9$ ) AN 9FLUX ( SIMIL> NUMB]S ( REFUGEES FROM ! W> 9 ,IRAQ4 ,! RESULT WAS A SIGNIFICANTLY DIM9I%$ CAPACITY = URBAN FACILITIES TO PROVIDE = SU* %>PLY GR[+ POPULATIONS1 !REBY 9T5SIFY+ C]TA9 SOCIAL T5SIONS - UNEMPLOYM5T1 CORRUPTION1 9EQUALITY - ?AT W\LD O!RWISE HAVE BE5 F> LESS NOTICEABLE4 ,AN AUTOCRATIC REGIME IS ONE ?+1 BUT SOME?+ 5TIRELY DIFF]5T IS ONE ?AT CAN NO LONG] 5SURE ! BASIC MAT]IAL NE$S ( MO/ ( ITS CITIZ5S4 ,9SPIR$ BY NUM]\S UPRIS+S 9 O!R ,>AB /ATES1 ! FIR/ PROTE/S & 9SURG5CIES AGA9/ ! ,ASSAD REGIME BEGAN 9 #b#a#a1 ESCALAT+ DECISIVELY 9TO A CIVIL W> BY #b#a#b4 

,! BASIC DYNAMIC H]E IS CLE>3 RA!R ?AN S+LE-H&$LY CAUS+ ! CONFLICT1 EXTREME WEA!R CONDITIONS /RESS$ PREEXI/+ SOCIAL T5SIONS BEYOND ! CAPACITY ( ! LOCAL REGIME TO COPE4 ,)\T CLIMATE *ANGE1 CONTROL W\LD LIKELY HAVE BE5 MA9TA9$2 COMB9$ ) SU* VOLATILE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS1 H[EV]1 ,SYRIAN SOCIETY HAS BE5 P]MAN5TLY ALT]$ BEYOND RECOGNITION4 

,IT'S WOR? NOT+ ?AT ?IS CONFLICT1 :I* BEGAN EXACTLY >\ND ! TIME ,DES]T WAS PUBLI%$1 VALIDATES SOME ( ! KEY PR$ICTIONS ! TEXT (F]S4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 ! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W> SUPPORTS ! EXPECTATION ?AT CLIMATE *ANGE WILL LEAVE MANY REGIONS 05GULF$ 9 CIVIL W>1 REVOLUTION1 & 9N]-/ATE CONFLICT10 (F]+ 0MU* HORROR BUT ALSO MU* POT5TIAL = CON/RUCT+ FREE LIVES40 ,! HORRIBLE ASPECTS ( ! W> >E ALL TOO OBVI\S1 HAV+ BE5 BROADCA/ ALMO/ CON/ANTLY = YE>S N[4 ,FAC$ ) BRUTAL REPRESSION AT ! H&S ( ! ,ASSAD REGIME1 MANY W]E CONV9C$ TO JO9 ! ,FREE ,SYRIAN ,>MY JU/ = A *ANCE TO FI<T BACK4 ,H[EV]1 ! *OICE WAS ULTIMATELY BETWE5 ! LESS AU?ORIT>IAN ( TWO /ATI/ GR\PS1 BO? ( :I* REMA9 COMMITT$ TO CONTROLL+ ! 5TIRETY ( ,SYRIA4 ,NOT ONLY ?AT1 ?IS P[]-PLAY ALSO PROVID$ ! DE/ABILIZATION NECESS>Y = ,I,S,I,S - AN ,ISLAMI/ /ATI/ GR\P1 FASCI/ 9 ALL BUT NAME - TO GA9 CONTROL ( MU* ( ,SYRIA & ,IRAQ BY #b#a#d1 BR++ YET MORE B>B>ISM TO ! FRAY4 ,RESPOND+ TO ?IS VOLATILE SITUATION1 MANY =EIGN P[]S - ! ,U,S1 ,RUSSIA1 ,FRANCE1 ,IRAN1 ,TURKEY - BECAME 9CREAS+LY 9VOLV$1 EXPLOIT+ ,SYRIA AS YET ANO!R !AT] 9 :I* TO FUR!R !IR GEOPOLITICAL 9T]E/S4 ,ALL ( :I* SOON LEFT MILLIONS ( REFUGEES ) NO *OICE BUT TO FLEE = !IR LIVES1 ONLY TO REVEAL ! TRUE COLORS ( MANY ,E,U /ATES1 :O 9 MO/ CASES SIMPLY FAVOR$ RAIS+ ! DRAWBRIDGE4 ,!SE >E EXACTLY ! *>ACT]I/ICS Y\ CAN EXPECT TO SEE REOCCURR+ ACROSS ! GLOBE ?IS C5TURY2 IF ANY?+1 ! AU?OR ( ,DES]T WAS MI/AK5 ONLY 9 SUSPECT+ IT W\LD TAKE MU* LONG] = ! PROCESS TO BEG94 

,?AT'LL DO = ! HORRIBLE ASPECTS ( ! W>1 BUT :AT ( ! POT5TIAL = CON/RUCT+ FREE LIVES8 ,F> FROM M]ELY G5]AT+ BLOOD%$ & AU?ORIT>IANISM1 ! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W> ALSO PROVES ?AT 0,9 SOME PLACES PEOPLES1 AN>*I/S AMONG !M1 C\LD TRANS=M CLIMATE W>S 9TO SUCCESSFUL LIB]T>IAN 9SURRECTIONS40 ,IT'S IMM5SELY REASSUR+ ?AT ALL ?IS DE/ABILIZATION GAVE BIR? TO ! FIR/ LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION S9CE #a#i#c#f4 ,= YE>S PRIOR TO ! W>1 ! ,KURDS ( ,SYRIA HAD BE5 ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES CL&E/9ELY1 =M+ ! ,PEOPLE'S ,PROTECTION ,UNITS 7,Y,P,G7 9 RESPONSE TO ! #bd ,QAMI%LI RIOTS - SURELY AN 9SURRECTION4 ,9 #b#a#b1 ) ,ASSAD'S =CES DRAWN ELSE:]E1 ! ,KURDS SEIZ$ !IR OPPORTUNITY TO ?R[ (F ! ,SYRIAN /ATE1 !REBY 9ITIAT+ ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION4 ,?IS /RUGGLE HAS ALWAYS BE5 AB\T MU* MORE ?AN ,KURDI% 9DEP5D5CE4 ,HAV+ DEMON/RAT$ A PR(\NDLY LIB]T>IAN & ANTI-CAPITALI/ *>ACT]1 TAK+ ! AUTONOM\S COMMUNE AS ! NUCLEUS ( ITS SOCIAL TRANS=MATION1 IT C\LD H>DLY CONTRA/ MORE />KLY ) ANY?+ ELSE HAPP5+ >\ND ,SYRIA RI<T N[ - EV5 ! PLANET AS A :OLE4 ,IT'S QUITE SOME?+ TO BE WITNESS+ ! FIR/ FEM9I/ REVOLUTION 9 HUMAN HI/ORY1 ! ONLY 9 :I* WOM5'S LIB]ATION IS AT LEA/ AS IMPORTANT AS ANY ( ITS O!R ASPECTS4 ,! COMB9$ EMPHASIS ON ECOLOGY1 MOREOV]1 PLACES IT CLOS] TO A TOTAL LIB]ATION E?IC ?AN PROBABLY ANY EXPLICITLY AN>*I/ REVOLUTION !RE'S BE54 ,ALREADY TODAY1 ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION HAS LA/$ F> LONG] ?AN ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 A*IEV+ A/ONI%+ GA9S AGA9/ ,I,S,I,S1 :IL/ REFUS+ TO BE BROK5 BY AN 9VASION LAUN*$ BY ,TURKEY AT ! BEG9N+ ( #b#a#h4 

,IT CAN BE A CURI\S ?+1 H[ HI/ORY (T5 WORKS4 ,= DECADES1 ! ,KURDI/AN ,WORK]S' ,P>TY 7,P,K,K7 HAD BE5 FAC+ (F AGA9/ ! ,TURKI% /ATE 9 A LONG & BLOODY CIVIL W>1 ALL ! :ILE /]NLY PROMOT+ ,M>XISM-,L59ISM4 ,AFT] BE+ CAPTUR$ 9 #a#i#i#i1 H[EV]1 ! LEAD] ( ! ,P,K,K - ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN - BECAME ! SOLE 9MATE ( ! PRISON ISL& ( ,IMRALI1 :]E HE SOMEH[ CAME ACROSS ! WRIT+S ( ONE ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,& :AT AN ELEGANT TWI/ ( FATE ?AT WAS3 ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT 9ITIAT$ ! %IFT 9 ,OCALAN'S ?9K+ AWAY FROM ,M>XISM1 ) ITS FIXATION ON /ATECRAFT1 T[>DS A NEW PROPOSAL = ,KURDI% LIB]ATION ?AT HE CALL$ 0DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM40 ,?IS !ORY IS DEF9$ BY A BROAD APPLICATION ( ,BOOK*9'S LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM TO ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N CONDITIONS1 TAK+ FEM9ISM1 ECOLOGY1 & MULTICULTURALISM AS ITS C5TRAL PILL>S4 ,GIV5 ! /RONG 9FLU5CE ( ,OCALAN OV] ! ,KURDI% LIB]ATION /RUGGLES 9 ,SYRIA & ,TURKEY1 ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ EV5TUALLY ADOPT$ DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM 9 FULL1 SWAPP+ !IR AMBITION = A NEW NATION /ATE = ! GOAL ( A*IEV+ AUTONOMY FROM /ATES ALTOGE!R4 ,! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W> WAS M]ELY ! OPPORTUNITY NE$$ TO PUT !ORY 9TO PRACTICE ON A L>GE SCALE4 ,9 DO+ SO1 ! ,KURDS HAVE PROV5 ?AT DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM (F]S ! MO/ REALI/IC HOPE ( A*IEV+ LA/+ PEACE NOT ONLY 9 ,SYRIA1 BUT ALSO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ MORE G5]ALLY4 ,! FUTURE IS NO DONE DEAL3 ! ,ROJAVA ,REVOLUTION (F]S MU* NE$$ HOPE = ! EV] D>K] TIMES AHEAD4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,ROJAVA DOESN'T (F] AN OBVI\S PICTURE ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 C]TA9LY NOT YET4 ,:E!R OR NOT ! /ATE CONT9UES TO EXI/ !RE IS A MATT] ( DEBATE1 :IL/ ! ECONOMY REMA9S SPLIT BETWE5 PRIVATE & COMMUNAL [N]%IP4 ,SOME LEVEL ( A POLICE =CE EXI/S1 EV5 ?\< ITS OP]ATIONS >E DIFFICULT TO DI/+UI% FROM COMMUNAL SELF-DEF5SE2 PRISONS REMA9 AS WELL1 AL?\< !IR APPLICATION N[ADAYS - PRIM>ILY A MATT] ( DETA9+ MEMB]S ( ,I,S,I,S - IS A %AD[ ( :AT IT WAS UND] ,ASSAD4 ,IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ,ROJAVA ISN'T P]FECT1 NOT LEA/ BECAUSE ( ITS FRAGILITY4 ,BUT NONE ( ?IS %\LD DETRACT FROM :AT'S BE5 A*IEV$ BY ?IS H]OIC EXP]IM5T AMID ! MO/ TRY+ ( CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,MAYBE ! ,LEFT HAS BECOME A LITTLE TOO ACCU/OM$ TO LOS+ TO KN[ :AT A VICTORY LOOKS LIKE4 ,?IS ISN'T FICTION1 NOR IS IT HI/ORY3 ?IS IS REAL1 & IT'S GR[+ 9 ?IS V]Y M9UTE4 

,:AT'S MORE1 ANY D\BTS AS TO ! REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T AT ! CORE ( ,ROJAVA - USUALLY VOIC$ BY ?OSE SITT+ 9 ANO!R CONT95T - >E SOON DISPELL$ BY ! TE/IMONIES ( ! 9NUM]ABLE 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/S :O'VE F\<T 7& FALL57 9 ?IS ONGO+ /RUGGLE4 ,( ! MORE DRAMATIC EXAMPLES1 ,ANNA ,CAMPBELL 7,HEL9 ,Q]ECOX7 - ALREADY LONG S9CE 5GAG$ 9 HUNT SABOTAGE1 ECO-DEF5SE1 PRISON ABOLITION1 & MIGRANT SOLID>ITY - TRAVEL$ FROM ! ,U,K TO ,ROJAVA 9 #b#a#g1 5LI/+ ) ! ,WOM5'S ,PROTECTION ,UNITS 7,Y,P,J74 ,AFT] TAK+ P>T 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ,I,S,I,S AT ,DEIR EZ-,ZOR1 %E DEFI$ ! ADVICE ( H] COMM&]S BY JO9+ ! DEF5SE ( ,AFR9 AGA9/ 9VASION BY ,TURKEY4 ,IT WAS !RE ?AT ,CAMPBELL LO/ H] LIFE TO A ,TURKI% AIR/RIKE1 9 ,M>*1 #b#a#h4 ,YET H] READ9ESS TO GIVE EV]Y?+ = ,ROJAVA CONT9UES TO RES\ND1 AS 9 ! WORDS TO A COMRADE 7GR\ND$ 9 ALMO/ A YE> ( LIV+ & FI<T+ !RE7 ?AT 0,I'M NOT LOOK+ TO DIE1 BUT IF IT'S NECESS>Y TO DIE 9 ?IS /RUGGLE !N ,I'M READY40 ,ALSO ! MORE DETAIL$ CL>IFICATION3 

,I JO9$ BECAUSE ,I WANT$ TO SUPPORT ! REVOLUTION1 & BECAUSE ,I WANT$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! REVOLUTION ( WOM5 ?AT IS BE+ BUILT UP H]E4 ,& JO9 ALSO ! WEAPONIS$ FI<T AGA9/ ! =CES ( FASCISM & ! 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,SO N[ ,I'M V]Y HAPPY & PR\D TO BE GO+ TO ,AFR9 TO BE ABLE TO DO ?IS4 7,FROM A VIDEO PO/$ ONL9E BY ! ,Y,P,J1 #b#a#h7 

,BESIDES AFFIRM+ ! PRIOR A*IEVEM5TS ( ,ROJAVA1 F9ALLY1 ?IS K9D ( 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY HAS HELP$ BR+ ! ONGO+ SOCIAL REVOLUTION TO UN*>T$ T]RA94 ,GRE5 AN>*I/ GR\P ,SOCIAL ,9SURRECTION 7=M$ 9 #b#a#e7 (F] AN EMPHASIS NOT ONLY ON ECOLOGY1 BUT ALSO VEGET>IANISM4 ,JU/ AS ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,PEOPLE'S ,GU]RILLA ,=CES 7,I,R,P,G,F1 =M$ 9 #b#a#g7 ANN\NC$ 9 !IR OP5+ /ATEM5T3 0,WE >E COMMITT$ ANTI-FASCI/S1 ANTI-CAPITALI/S1 ANTI-IMP]IALI/S & AGA9/ ALL =MS ( PATRI>*Y & KYRI>*Y10 EV5 GO+ ON TO AFFIRM ?AT 0,WE FI<T 9 DEF5SE ( LIFE & WE /RUGGLE = TOTAL LIB]ATION40 ,P]HAPS ! IC+ ON ! CAKE WAS !N PROVID$ BY ,! ,QUE] ,9SURRECTION & ,LIB]ATION ,>MY 7,T,Q,I,L,A1 =M$ LAT] 9 #b#a#g71 !MSELVES CLAIM+ ?AT 0! OPPRESSIVE /RUCTURES ?AT SEEK TO ]ASE ,QUE]S >E ALSO SIMULTANE\SLY ! ONES ?AT OPPRESS WOM51 WORK]S1 PEASANTS1 E?NIC M9ORITIES ET AL4 ,\R FI<T = LIB]ATION IS TI$ ) EV]Y OPPRESS$ GR\P'S FI<T = LIB]ATION4 ,IF ONE IS 9 *A9S1 ALL >E 9 *A9S40 

,SOCIETY IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM1 NEV] MOV+ T[>DS ANY S+LE 5D4 ,IF ! ,SYRIAN ,CIVIL ,W> (F]S A MICROCOSM = ! FUTURE 7& !RE'S GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE IT DOES71 IT'S FAIR TO LOCATE BO? 9T5SE HORROR & BEAUTY ON ! HORIZON4 ,)9 ! NEXT DECADES1 SU* DE/ABILIZATION WILL BEG9 EXPLOD+ >\ND ! WORLD1 (F]+ MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES BO? TO \R 5EMIES & \RSELVES4 ,MOREOV]1 IF CLIMATE *ANGE CONT9UES UNABAT$1 IT'S ONLY A MATT] ( TIME BE=E SOME?+ RESEMBL+ ,SYRIA BEG9S TO 5GULF ! 5TIRE PLANET4 ,NO LONG] CAN WE HOPE TO /OP CLIMATE *ANGE ALTOGE!R2 :E!R ?AT SITUATION MI<T (F] ITS FAIR %>E ( FRUITFUL \TCOMES1 H[EV]1 REMA9S 5TIRELY D[N TO US4 

,*OOS+ SIDES 9 A DY+ WORLD 

,ONLY ?REE DECADES AGO1 ! ,B]L9 ,WALL FELL1 REVEAL+ A MESS ( BROK5 DREAMS & G5OCIDE ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS ( ! #a#i#gS & '#hS HAD SUBSID$1 :IL/ ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T HADN'T YET BEGUN TO FILL ! VOID4 ,?IS MOM5T ( RESPITE ALL[$ ! IDEOLOGUES ( MOD]NITY TO CALMLY SCAN ! GLOBE1 CONFID5T !RE WAS NO VIABLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! RULE ( LIB]AL DEMOCRACY4 ,SO SEV]E WAS !IR S5SE ( C]TA9TY1 ?AT 0! 5D ( HI/ORY0 ITSELF - ! SUPPOS$ CULM9ATION ( HUMANITY'S SOCIAL EVOLUTION - WAS PR\DLY DECL>$4 ,YET ! >ROGANCE UND]P9N+ ?AT LITTLE CLAIM IS EXACTLY :AT CONT9UES TO BL9D P[] TO ! IMM95CE ( ITS [N IMPLOSION4 ,! HONEYMOON IS OV]3 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY1 ! VIABILITY NOT ( ?IS OR ?AT CIVILIZATION HAS BE5 CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION1 BUT ( CIVILIZATION AS SU*4 ,P]HAPS ! 5D ( HI/ORY REALLY IS UPON US8 ,YET NOT AT ALL 9 ! S5SE ,FUKUYAMA MEANT IT4 

,! ECOLOGICAL *ANGES AHEAD >E LIKELY TO PUT S]I\S /RA9 ON ! VIABILITY ( LIB]AL DEMOCRACIES ! WORLD OV]4 ,RES\RCES WILL DW9DLE1 RE-EXPOS+ DEEP CLASS DIVISIONS ?AT DECADES ( ECONOMIC GR[? M]ELY COV]$ UP2 MEAN:ILE1 ! GU>ANTEE ( A DEC5T LIV+ /&>D EV5 = ! MIDDLE CLASS WILL BEG9 TO LOSE ITS CR$IBILITY4 ,) ! SOCIAL FABRIC />T+ TO UNRAVEL COMPLETELY1 C5TRI/ REGIMES WILL F9D !MSELVES EMPLOY+ EV] MORE REPRESSIVE MEASURES 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 CONTROL4 ,! B\ND>IES ( ! SURVEILLANCE /ATE WILL CONT9UE TO BE EXP&$1 AIM+ = A TAKE ON OMNISCI5CE BEYOND ! WILDE/ DREAMS ( ANY ,/ASI AG5T4 ,RIS+ LEVELS ( IMMIGRATION WILL BE US$ NOT ONLY AS AN EXCUSE TO =TIFY BORD]S EV5 MORE1 BUT ALSO TO KEEP EV] GREAT] TABS ON ?OSE 9SIDE ! WALLS4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE WILL BE ROLL$ \T AS ! LATE/ FRONTI] ( ?AT ALREADY P]VASIVE SOCIAL W> - O!R ASPECTS ( :I* 9CLUDE ! W> ON T]ROR & W> ON DRUGS - WAG$ AGA9/ ! POPULATION 9 ! NAME ( \R PROTECTION4 ,EV] MORE PECULI> LAWS WILL BE S\<T1 & /ATES ( EM]G5CY WILL BE UTILIZ$ MU* MORE FREQU5TLY4 ,AT EV]Y TURN1 ! /ATE WILL FI<T TOO? & NAIL = ITS AMBITION ( TOTAL CONTROL1 GA9+ AS MU* GR\ND AS WE'RE WILL+ TO GIVE IT4 

,ESPECIALLY ONCE T5SIONS GET REALLY HI<1 ANY DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T WILL PROVE ITSELF WILL+ TO TAKE EV] GREAT] RISKS4 ,! ASSASS9ATION ( ,F]D ,HAMPTON & O!R ,BLACK ,PAN!RS DUR+ ! ,C,O,9,T,E,L,P,R,O ]A GIVES A TA/E ( :AT ! ,U,S /ATE HAS P]PETRAT$ :5 NECESS>Y2 NO LESS1 LOOK AT ! #aifi ,PIAZZA ,FONTANA BOMB+ 9 ,ITALY1 9 :I* A FASCI/ T]RORI/ ATTACK - P]HAPS EV5 FACILITAT$ BY ,N,A,T,O - WAS US$ AS AN EXCUSE TO P]SECUTE & MURD] LOCAL AN>*I/S4 ,!SE K9DS ( UND]H&$ TACTICS >E ONLY LIKELY TO BE \TDONE 9 ! YE>S AHEAD4 

,JU/ AS ! RI<T TO *OOSE Y\R MA/] DOESN'T /OP Y\ BE+ A SLAVE1 NEI!R DOES ! RI<T TO VOTE = Y\R GOV]NM5T /OP Y\ LIV+ 9 A DICTATOR%IP4 ,! DEA? ( LIB]AL DEMOCRACY - SOME?+ MANY NATIONS WILL 5DURE ?IS C5TURY - IS GU>ANTE$ BY ?AT LURK+ CONTRADICTION SO FUNDAM5TAL TO ITS EXI/5CE3 :IL/ SU* REGIMES PRIZE PROGRESSIVE1 EGALIT>IAN 5DS 9 !ORY1 !Y'RE DEF9$ 9 PRACTICE BY ALMO/ AS HI]>*ICAL A SETUP AS ANY O!R4 ,!SE 9CONSI/5CIES >E LESS NOTICEABLE DUR+ TIMES ( RELATIVE SOCIAL PEACE1 BUT ALL IT TAKES IS A BIT ( TURBUL5CE TO TEASE !M \T1 REVEAL+ ! BASIC MISMAT* BETWE5 SAY+ ONE ?+ & DO+ ANO!R4 ,AS ! MAT]IAL B5EFITS (F]$ BY LIB]ALISM RUN DRY1 CITIZ5S WILL F9D !MSELVES LESS WILL+ TO 5T]TA9 ! DEMOCRATIC MY?4 ,! AU?ORIT>IANISM AT ! CORE ( ANY /ATE WILL /EADILY BECOME UND5IABLE4 ,?AT WILL LEAVE MANY C5TRI/S CONFRONT$ ) A *OICE BETWE5 FOLL[+ ! DEMOCRATIC E?OS TO ITS LOGICAL1 AN>*IC CONCLUSION1 OR ELSE REJECT+ IT \TRI<T 9 FAVOR ( A MORE HONE/ DICTATOR%IP4 ,9 MANY CASES1 OP9ION WILL POL>IZE >\ND ! ONLY TWO COH]5T OPTIONS ON (F]3 AN>*ISM1 ) ITS REJECTION ( HI]>*Y 9 ANY =M1 & FASCISM1 :I* WE>S ! AFFIRMATION ( HI]>*Y ON ITS SLEEVE4 

,?IS W>N+ ( ! LIKELY REEM]G5CE ( FASCISM IS H>DLY AL>MI/4 ,! SOCIAL CONTRACT HAS ALWAYS BE5 A TRADE(F BETWE5 FRE$OM & SECURITY2 AS ! 9SECURITY POS$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE REALLY GETS SC>Y1 H[EV]1 ! DEGREE ( FRE$OM MANY ( US WILL OPT TO SURR5D] IS GO+ TO 9CREASE DRAMATICALLY4 ,:E!R EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT1 GRADUAL OR SUDD51 FASCI/IC LOGIC WILL CONT9UE TO 9FILTRATE ! SPH]E ( MA9/REAM POLITICS1 AS HAS ALREADY BEGUN 9 REC5T YE>S4 ,ESPECIALLY ONCE IT BECOMES UND5IABLE ?AT ECONOMIC GR[? IS AT ! HE>T ( ! 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS1 IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E ! SLUDGY C5T] ( NEOLIB]AL DISC\RSE CONT9U+ TO HOLD SWAY4 ,EI!R ! KILL+ MA*9E ?AT IS ! ECONOMY WILL BE TORN D[N COMPLETELY1 OR ELSE AN EV5 GREAT] MON/] - ! OMNIPOT5T /ATE - WILL NE$ TO >ISE JU/ TO KEEP IT 9 *ECK4 ,! FASCI/ OPTION1 DEF9$ NOT ONLY BY ITS NATIONALISM1 BUT ALSO ! REJECTION ( FREE M>KETS1 WILL SEEM LIKE AN 9CREAS+LY LOGICAL *OICE = MANY4 

,9 P>TICUL>1 ! #b#a/ C5TURY IS LIKELY TO WITNESS ! WIDESPREAD RE9V5TION ( FASCISM 9 ECOLOGICAL =M4 ,P5TTI ,L9KOLA1 EXPOS+ ! D>K SIDE ( DEEP ECOLOGY1 SUMM>IZES ! AU?ORIT>IAN TAKE ON 5VIRONM5TALISM AS SU*3 0! SURVIVAL ( MAN - :5 NATURE CAN TAKE NO MORE - IS POSSIBLE ONLY :5 ! DISCIPL9E1 PROHIBITION1 5=CEM5T & OPPRESSION MET$ \T BY ANO!R CLE>-SI<T$ HUMAN PREV5TS HIM FROM 9DULG+ 9 HIS DE/RUCTIVE IMPULSES & COMMITT+ SUICIDE40 ,DON'T =GET ?AT ,NAZISM WAS AT TIMES /RANGELY SYMPA!TIC TO ! PLI<T ( NONHUMAN ANIMALS & ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,HITL]'S REGIME 5DORS$ ORGANIC F>M+ & BANN$ VIVISECTION1 :IL/ ,SAVITRI ,DEVI - AMONG ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ,NAZI WRIT]S S9CE ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> - ATTEMPT$ TO COMB9E FASCISM & ! OCCULT ) ANIMAL RI<TS & BIOC5TRISM4 ,MU* ( ! APPEAL ( CONTEMPOR>Y FASCI/S SU* AS ! ,ALT-RI<T LIES 9 !IR PROMISE TO RE/ORE1 ALONG RACIAL L9ES1 ! S5SE ( COMMUNITY NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM HAS SO METICUL\SLY DE/ROY$2 YET IT'S ECO-FASCISM - ! FIXATION ) BLOOD & SOIL - ?AT WILL (F] A RETURN TO UNITY ) ,NATURE AS WELL4 ,JU/ AS ,HITL] & ,MUSSOL9I LEGITIMIZ$ !MSELVES ) WORK]I/ OV]TONES1 EXPLOIT+ ONE ( ! LEAD+ MORAL =CES ( ! E>LY #b? C5TURY1 ! NE$ TO PROTECT AN 9CREAS+LY UN9HABITABLE PLANET WILL BE TAK5 AS ! LATE/ EXCUSE TO PULV]IZE ! MO/ VULN]ABLE AMONG US4 

,! ATTEMPT TO COMB9E FASCISM ) ECOLOGY IS1 ( C\RSE1 S]I\SLY CONFUS$4 ,?IS SYN!SIS %\LD BE GRANT$ AB\T AS MU* DURABILITY AS ,HITL]'S APPRAISAL ( WORK]S' P[]1 :I* WAS 9EVITABLY SWAPP$ = \TRI<T ANNIHILATION ( ! TRADE UNIONS ! MOM5T HE GA9$ P[]4 ,P>TICUL>LY GIV5 ?AT1 F> FROM ABOLI%+ ! GR[?-IMP]ATIVE ?AT DEF9ES CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION1 FASCISM M]ELY SEEKS TO C5TRALIZE IT UND] /ATE CONTROL4 ,ALL ! :ILE =TIFY+ ! V]Y HI]>*IES - ! /ATE1 CLASS1 & G5D]1 IF NOT CIVILIZATION ITSELF - ?AT LIE AT ! ROOT ( ! 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS4 ,HAV+ SAID ?AT1 H[EV]1 ! 9EVITABILITY ( A POLITICAL QUICK-FIX M]ELY COMP\ND+ ! HORROR D[N ! L9E HAS NEV] BE5 A GU>ANTEE IT WON'T /ILL BE TRI$4 

,?IS CONFIRMS ! URG5CY ( 5GAG+ 9 EFFECTIVE ANTI-FASCISM N[4 ,:IL/ CONFRONTATION REMA9S ESS5TIAL1 ?\<1 ANY LONG-T]M ANTI-FASCI/ /RATEGY MU/ ALSO TAKE C>E TO (F] MORE ATTRACTIVE1 LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVES TO ! DECOMPOSITION ( MA9/REAM POLITICS4 ,! /ATUS QUO IS FAIL+ - SOME?+ :I*1 9 A WEIRD WAY1 BO? ,TRUMP & ,BREXIT ALREADY BEG9 TO 9DICATE - & MORE ( ! SAME ISN'T GO+ TO SAVE US4 ,!RE'S A GR[+ NE$ = A RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T AGA9/ ALL =MS ( HI]>*Y1 ONE ?AT AFFIRMS ECOLOGICAL BALANCE AS ONE & ! SAME ) ! CON/RUCTION ( HORIZONTAL SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,9 !SE 9CREAS+LY 9T5SE TIMES1 ! EM]G5CE ( A BOLD MOVEM5T = TOTAL LIB]ATION - IMM$IATE 9 ITS IMPACT1 YET =EV] ) ITS GAZE ON ! REVOLUTION>Y HORIZON - WILL BECOME LESS ( A LUXURY1 MU* MORE A MATT] ( EV]YDAY SURVIVAL 9 AN 9CREAS+LY HO/ILE T]RA94 ,!RE CAN BE NO PRET5SIONS ( NEUTRALITY 9 ?IS DY+ WORLD4 

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,F\R & A HALF BILLION YE>S AGO1 PLANET ,E>? WAS A GL[+1 VOLCANIC EXPANSE4 ,) TIME1 \R PLANET COOL$ & ! ATMOSPH]E =M$2 WAT] & OXYG5 EM]G$1 G5]AT+ ! CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = LIFE TO FL\RI%4 ,! /ORY ( \R ORIG9S1 BILLIONS ( YE>S 9 ! MAK+1 GAVE RISE AT FIR/ TO S+LE-CELL$ ORGANISMS1 !N TO COMPLEX LIFE4 ,EVOLUTION CONT9U$ TO DEVELOP1 & LIFE MULTIPLI$ 9TO A VA/ DIV]SITY ( FLORA & FAUNA1 :OLLY CONTA9$ )9 A S+LE1 P]FECTLY BALANC$ ECOLOGICAL CONT9UUM4 ,\RS IS A PLANET SO BEAUTIFUL1 SO UNFA?OMABLY COMPLETE1 ?AT ,GOD ,HIMSELF HAD TO BE 9V5T$ JU/ TO MAKE S5SE ( IT ALL4 ,& YET1 H]E WE >E1 ONE SPECIES AMONG BILLIONS1 LAY+ WA/E TO ! LIFE-EXP]IM5T4 ,= ?OSE PLANTS & ANIMALS ALREADY DRIV5 TO EXT9CTION BY CIVILIZATION1 AS WELL AS ALMO/ ALL NON-CIVILIZ$ PEOPLES1 ! APOCALYPSE HAS LONG S9CE COME & GONE1 LEAV+ NO?+ BUT DEA? & DI/ANT PR(ITS 9 ITS WAKE4 ,?IS CATA/ROPHE CONT9UES TO DEEP5 & EXP& AT AN 9CONCEIVABLE PACE4 ,UNTIL ! V]Y ]ASURE ( LIFE AS WE KN[ IT BEG9S TO />E EA* & EV]Y ONE ( US SQU>ELY 9 ! FACE4 

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