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ANTHROPOCENTRISM AND CRISIS (2)

For successive generations of thinkers about ‘life on earth’, the dominant intellectual paradigm has been made up of human created, self-absorbed abstractions. The most dominant – all encompassing – abstraction contains, as an absolute certainty the domination of the human … Continue reading

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UK.WINTER FUEL PAYMENTS!

Amid the growing furore in the UK over the cancellation of the winter fuel allowances for pensioners, by the New Labour government, something is missing. No one seems have honed in on two very obvious questions regarding this withdrawal of … Continue reading

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ANTHROPOCENTRISM AND CRISIS (1).

In the context of the 21st century levels of climate and ecological understanding can Anthropocentric focussed concerns ever produce truly revolutionary solutions? The answer is of course not without a revolutionary overthrow of anthropocentric focussed thinking.itself. When the actual real … Continue reading

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UK RIOTS: THE NEGLECTED REALITY (Part 2)

In part 1 of this article pointing out the neglect of larger social issues it was argued that blaming the victims of the hierarchical mass society system has become a default position of all political tendencies within the neo-liberal phase … Continue reading

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UK RIOTS: THE NEGLECTED REALITY. (Part 1.)

The recent riots in various UK cities sparked by the tragic stabbings of little children in Southport have highlighted two social narratives, which are primarily based upon narrow ideological understandings rather than on factual ones. This symptom of narrative selection … Continue reading

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REMINDER: ENGELS WAS ONLY HUMAN.

In the context of the 21st century multi-dimensional crisis visited upon the planet and its many species of life-forms, it has become popular in some circles to suggest reaching back to the writings of long dead individuals for contemporary guidance. … Continue reading

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VICTIMISING THE VICTIMS.

A) Competitive victimhood. An awareness of the extent and depth of hierarchical mass society forms of oppression and exploitation of all organic life forms has grown considerably over the 20th century. However, this awareness is fragmented into separate categories of … Continue reading

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GLOBAL PRODUCTION & DESTRUCTION. (Part 3)

In the final part of this series, I suggest it is important to fully recognise that a significant part of the destruction taking place under the auspices of the now almost universal hierarchical mass society systems is in the realm … Continue reading

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AGREEMENT FOR LIFE!

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LEFT LEG IN; RIGHT LEG OUT!

(You do the Hokey Cokey and shake it all about) So members of his Majesty’ Loyal Opposition (the Labour Party) are claiming an astounding victory in the latest UK General Election – yes! However, this only reveals that their grip … Continue reading

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