Thursday, 24 October 2013

Environment

I think environment is a systemic problem related to the mode of production and those human relations with nature, and this is not a trivial thing, because the approach by the two ways is so different: one put like important what can we do like individuals in our cotidianity, of course this is important, but we can compare the pollution that produce the people who don’t put the trash in garbage can with the pollution of the miner industry; and the other one put the importance in economic dynamics, or urban structure, etc. I know the people who investigate about environment think in two levels, but almost all appears in television, where most of people get information about this topic, stand out just what is our hands, and omit that this is statistically marginal, and the problems of industry and forest industry, and also Europe and United State are making or no in internationals agreements. So, I’m not sure about how can the people really do something to our planet, because, I insist: this is a systemic problem of our society and world, and home recycling or environment friendly practice in this level don’t have impact. For example, I am cyclist, and this doesn’t combat the production of CO2 of the cars and buses. Is just a seat free in the bus, and most of poor people doesn’t have cars, so even when they ride bikes, they will not use a car. Of course It is really complicated, but the solutions that are in discussion today are too voluntarist and I have doubts.

4 comments:

  1. I agree. When we talk about environmental problems certainly need to talk about the capitalist mode of production. Therefore, our fight against capitalism must focus more than in defense of the environment.

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  2. I agree to. Especially so of capitalism, I put something similar on my blog!

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  3. I agree with the idea of a systemic problem, try to do individual things don't help to solve the real problem!

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