tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post3035408944036866603..comments2023-12-22T08:42:36.132+00:00Comments on Gaian Economics: The indifferent children of the earthMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12845612174674783187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post-16304048190363205702008-12-31T18:36:00.000+00:002008-12-31T18:36:00.000+00:00Anonymous: ...thanks, none taken.The problem with ...Anonymous: ...thanks, none taken.<BR/><BR/>The problem with old fashioned socialism is that it misses the point that we are part of nature and dependent on nature for our survival. Many old-style socialist are as fixed on growth and greed as their capitalist counterparts, they just seem want more for everyone.<BR/><BR/>We need equality and social justice, but we also need to deliver this without destroying and pillaging nature and natural resources. I believe that understanding the natural world and understanding our place within it helps to understand how we can live within the limits that nature imposes.<BR/><BR/>Getting this understanding can be a spiritual journey.Stuart Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12414305399511760663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post-1300001983238856362008-12-31T00:46:00.000+00:002008-12-31T00:46:00.000+00:00Y'know I really should be voting green but when I ...Y'know I really should be voting green but when I read stuff like "re-embedding oursleves in our bodies" and "green economics embracing the spiritual", my bullshit detector immediately goes off. And as for that guff from Mr Jeffrey above... well thanks Stu, you've just solved all our problems<BR/><BR/>As a disillusioned 'left-winger' I had hoped for something from the greens but it seems to be full of rather posh, certainly spoilt, pseudo-intellectual types who've had it very easy in life and for whom the whole 'activist' experience fills a gap in their lives. Not exactly champagne socialists but you get my drift. "Nice" people but with an inflated sense of their own importance and intelligence.<BR/><BR/>Bet you loved hearing that... happy new year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post-32276115420394145672008-12-29T20:16:00.000+00:002008-12-29T20:16:00.000+00:00Just seen you get a mention on the Carnival of Gre...Just seen you get a mention on the Carnival of Green over at Ruscombe Green - have been browsing your site - like it - which posts would you recommend for starters on the credit crunch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889026769761133073.post-50426968591336264342008-12-22T14:53:00.000+00:002008-12-22T14:53:00.000+00:00Well said. We have lost our connection with the wo...Well said. <BR/><BR/>We have lost our connection with the world and with ourselves. Until we awake to life we will remain fearful, greedy and blinkered.Stuart Jefferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12414305399511760663noreply@blogger.com