MZ: I do so because I feel the "environmental and other costs" are virtually indistinguishable from the "social and human consequences." Preserving the unsustainable system that has put all life on earth at risk, to me, carries far worse potential consequences than beginning the process of dismantling that system. Neither option is even remotely appetizing but only one option accepts the inherent destructive nature of the industrial infrastructure as it stands now.
NC: Your reply illustrates exactly the problem I see constantly. You are certainly entitled to this opinion, but merely asserted it cannot carry any conviction. I'm sorry that you don't see that your comment does not address the issue.
MZ: I'm sorry that you can't see how it does.
NC: Then we agree.
MZ: Although we continued talking at that point, this marked the end of our official interview. However, I feel I would be remiss if I did not voice my fervent disagreement that there are "no alternatives in this world" to the four options Chomsky lists above.
We all know there's much, much more everyone of us could be doing--right now--and the only reason so many believe these tactics don't have "even a remote chance of being implemented" is that so few activists can see past (non-indigenous) "human needs" and/or have the stomach for drastic change. To me, the option that's most "massively destructive" (to use Chomsky's words) is the option of maintaining the structure that currently threatens all life on earth.
Until the laws are changed or the power runs out, Mickey Z. can be found on this crazy new website called Facebook.
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