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Nonsense.
I'm no "repressed worker exposed to the constant violence of capitalism...". I retired happily end of my 20s, living carpe diem every day since and never have to worry about the technicality of life. But just because i profit personally from the world, doesn't mean i have to like it the way it is. I would give that up for a fair and just world.
My "misplaced blame" lies very well placed on our species itself.
We made capitalism which makes the lifes of most people just miserable and has a system-immanent failure included for free.
we enslave people as a commodity, treat women like animals and property, treat animals even worse.
we torture and kill our own species for fun and sport and war and feelings and whatever else reason there comes up
we care mostly just for ourselfes. We only care for others when nothing is at stake or we fear our god's wrath.
And it's not really "a few individuals". It's true that those hold the rudder, but I'd bet my left nut on it, that the vast majority of people that currently think to be "good" would instantly be one of "those" if given the chance. And do everything to defend it then.
Yes, I'm a misanthropist for >2 decades. Doesn't mean i hate humans, i hate humanity. I'm the nicest shit to other people. Be the change in the world you want to see. Still doesn't blind me to the way the world IS.
So what you're saying because "power over" is bad, humans are bad? There are plenty humans civilizations who did a better job at preventing power, maybe your misanthropy is a symptom of a narrow worldview?
Oh yeah. Where are those civilizations?
Exactly. But you're right. It must be narrow worldview.
Our species even favors/rewards the "dark triad"-personality traits. Nice people (or civilizations) have no chance in the long run, as all it takes to topple it, is one of the aforementioned with enough ambition. History shows, life all around us show.
Sarcasm aside, I'd really prefer if it'd just be my "narrow worldview". Then the problem would die with me ๐
Would you mind explaining how you answer that question yourself? Just so I don't misunderstand you.
I didn't make the claim. I'm honestly curious as to what civilization(s) you meant? I couldn't name one currently.
Many native societies (who often still exist today), the zapatistas, in the ZADs, the Paris commune, Rojava, and also potentially most of the time humanity existed. I could dig up more, but arguing with somebody who has opinions like that is tedious.
Bookchin, you can find the context here
Not arguing about the existence of probably better societies in the past (it's also hard to argue about things in the very long gone past). But where are they today? How is any of that applicable to our current world? Hunter-Gatherrers are gone. We're consumers now. Worker-ants. The only reason those native societies are still there, is that they have got nothing anyone wants. If they would've, they would've been eradicated too. Like every other civilization that were weaker.
But hey, I absolutely don't want to convince you otherwise. Would be futile anyway.
To quote Dostoyevski (I'm pretty positive it was him): โI have seen the truth. I have seen and I know that people can be beautiful and happy. I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind.โ