Question: Im a fan of Daniel Quinn. He says we should just walk away. What is wrong with this strategy? Derrick Jensen: There are two problems with this. With civilization having metastasized across the globe and bombing the moon, where are you supposed to walk to? Are you supposed to walk to the melting arctic? Are you supposed to walk to the middle of the ocean, where theres forty-eight times as much plastic as there is phytoplankton? Where are you supposed to go? There is dioxin in every mothers breast milk, so you cant even drink breast milk without getting dioxin. There are carcinogens in every stream in the United States and, presumably, in the world. Where are you supposed to go? Some respond to this by saying, Oh, no, its supposed to be a mental state. Were supposed to walk away emotionally and withdraw. But the real physical world is the basis for all life and you cannot withdraw from that. Withdrawal in the face of moral complexity is no answer. Withdrawal in the face of atrocity is no answer. Two hundred species went extinct today. When faced with those committing atrocities, it is incumbent upon you to stop those atrocities using any means necessary. If you were being tortured to death in some basement, and I knew this, would you want me to walk away? Would you accept it if I said, Oh, heres an answer, I will walk away. What would you call me if I did that? Im guessing that coward would be the kindest word you would use. Find more answers to FAQs here: deepgreenresistance.org/who-we-are/deep-green-resistance-faqs
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:00:01 +0000
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