To Be Honest

Day 2,784, 23:39 Published in Ireland Ireland by Colin Fox

The truth is if we don't change some very fundamental aspects of our socio-economic system (political change would be complimentary at this point so long as the necessary changes get enacted) our society will suffer an ecological catastrophe caused directly by our economic mode of production. Our continued unchecked use of fossil fuels, destruction and degradation of the environment, and our insistence on mass consumerism is propelling us towards the mass extinction of nearly all species - including ourselves.

We prefer the status quo here in the global north because we benefit from this system of exploitation but we're starting to feel the affects of climate change now. The global south has always endured the initial brunt of this. We are pacified by material possessions; we refuse to change because we have access to these numbing agents. We need to stop consuming so much, we need to build better products and develop more sustainable methods of development. We need to lift billions out of poverty and yes this justifies the slightly lower standard of living for the millions. Sustainable development can only be achieved with the elimination of mass inequality. To be clear, I am not talking complete equality, I am talking about a fair and equitable system. There is a difference.

We can't achieve change alone despite most Western media portraying individuals as those who drive history and change. Individuals hold great power, but history is moved by societies. We need to learn to collaborate more, not "compete" in the sense that our education and economic institutions demands us to. We need to encourage innovation and finding creative solutions because obviously 'the old' isn't working. We need to take responsibility, as a society, as a generation, for the great burden placed on our shoulders by people who never held our interests at heart - by people who only wanted more for themselves. The gross accumulation of wealth and power is a disease of the mind and we are the cure. We the many, yet still few, we a humanity united for the common good and continued progression/existence of our species.

We shall overcome. Goodnight.



Comrade Fox


Look forward to serving eIreland as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. 🙂