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We Should Embrace Political, Economic and Environmental Collapse: What Counts is What We Do With It
A rallying cry for the new left movement of never letting a crises go to waste.
Apocalyptic porn is the order of the day.
Not just on this platform but everywhere you look.
Careers have been made off the back of writing about the imminent collapse of the existing political, economic and social order without offering proper solutions.
Why should they?
Outside of generating lots of reads, the high priests and priestesses of apocalyptic porn have no incentive to present clear solutions to the huge and complex problems at hand.
And this is beyond unacceptable.
But one thing is true: a complete collapse is on the horizon.
And the signs are there for all to see.
In Brazil, we have Lula Inacio Da Silva facing off against the incumbent — Jair Bolsonaro.
To the rest of the world, they may see the upcoming election in South America as much less important than the next episode of keeping up with the Kardashians, but to those who are environmentally conscious, they will recognize that the future of our planet is literally at stake with the decision about to be…