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A Green Political
Philosophy
Working Toward a Future Beyond Left and Right
Green political philosophy seeks to overturn humanity's war against itself
and Earth at the micro and macro levels. As it expresses itself in Green politics,
means-and-ends interrelate; Greens understand their ecological
responsibility, their accountability to their community
and the future.
A Green becomes a Green by thinking and behaving"Green," not by
political party affiliation, alone. Greens may belong to the Democratic, Republican,
or Green Parties, since electoral parties are very narrow social structures
within which to create needed social change. What makes a Green a Green
are ideas like these, not a political party: The current state of affairs,
society as it exists today and as it has existed for hundreds of years cannot
sustain itself, and in the process of its decay it will destroy the conditions
of life for untold millions of species-populations
in the wild. Changing this state of affairs must occur for the benefit of
humanity. It cannot be done overnight in one fell swoop; it must be done democratically
from the grassroots up and peacefully (over several hundred years). Otherwise,
any change is superficial and not likely to last.
To this end, the international Green movement works to create ecologically
based, self-sustaining societies that run parallel with the existing corporate-bound
societies; as they crumble in their own excess and waste, as the State withers
in waste and corporate control, the emerging Green societies will be in place
to help reduce the status quo's damage to humanity and other species-populations
and habitat.
Unlike past societies based upon ideologies,
ecology informs Green politics and is at the center of Green thinking. Ec
ology as used by Greens is much broader, holistic,
than in its scientific usage, although Green politics
embraces the scientific application of ecology for the long-term survival
of species-populations. Ecology comes to serve in social affairs, philosophy,
art, and science in general, in its holistic usage. Ecology also reminds Greens
of their species' duty, accountability to all spcies-populations on earth.
An ecologically aware population understands that it must have control over
its environment; only at the grassroots can people make rational decisions
for their bio-region's ecological needs -- no abstract governmental body can
do this in any meaningful, long-term manner. "But getting to this form of
life will take forever, and shouldn't a sense of urgency propel our efforts,"
one thinks in the face of world-wide, ecological destruction. In answer, Greens
work on short-term incremental change as well as long-term issues. Greens
understand that it is too late for tens of thousands of species in existence
today. Greens seek to end this biocide, but in a lasting manner.
Also, to ensure ecological sustainability, Greens hope to forever change the
agrarian and industrial revolutions, and authoritarian social hierarchies.
Regarding technology, Greens are not Pol Pot-like. They differentiate between
appropriate and inappropriate technologies based upon ecological considerations,
such as the sustainability of species-populations in the wild for at least
ten thousand years.
Regarding political labels, Greens are not "conservative" or "liberal" or
"environmentalists" in the usual meaning of these terms. Greens
are for sure social libertarian, conservative and environmentalists in terms
of tinkering with nature, and "liberal" in terms of representative social
groups ---- in the Enlightenment sense of "liberal."
All of this amounts
to a paradigm shift, a new model for existing ecologically on Earth. Again,
Greens represent much more than environmentalism, liberalism or conservatism.
In addition, the Green society will not be capitalist, socialist, or communist
as we understand these economic models because they represent unsustainable
growth economics that damage human and nonhuman ecological prospects.
Regarding the Green society, it will represent the creative energy of people
who honor diversity in humanity and nature; free enterprise will earn and
deserve the full support of society as a sibling to grassroots democracy.
Capital will serve the interests of sustainability, conservation, appropriate
technologies, and the ecological well-being of future humans and nonhuman
species-populations, as well as civic education. A
What is the alternative? Homogenized Nature commodified by the corporate State, leaving all future human generations biologically impoverished? (return to table of contents)
Ed Evans, Coyotet
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