All Writers Are Propagandists.

We Have Been Too Kind To Those Who Are Killing The Planet. We Have Been Inexcusably, Unforgivably, Insanely Kind.

To Reverse The Effects Of Civilization Would Destroy The Dreams Of A Lot Of People. There's No Way Around It. We Can Talk All We Want About Sustainability, But There's A Sense In Which It Doesn't Matter That These People's Dreams Are Based On, Embedded In, Intertwined With, And Formed By An Inherently Destructive Economic And Social System. Their Dreams Are Still Their Dreams. What Right Do I -- Or Does Anyone Else -- Have To Destroy Them. At The Same Time, What Right Do They Have To Destroy The World?

Violence, And Evil, Doesn't Always Come Dressed In Black, And It Doesn't Always Look Like Charles Manson. Nor Does It Always Come To Us As Obvious And Arrogant[...]. Often It Comes To Us With The Simple Plea To Be Reasonable.

Surely By Now There Can Be Few Here Who Still Believe The Purpose Of Government Is To Protect Us From The Destructive Activities Of Corporations. At Last Most Of Us Must Understand That The Opposite Is True: That The Primary Purpose Of Government Is To Protect Those Who Run The Economy From The Outrage Of Injured Citizens.

Yes, It's Vital To Make Lifestyle Choices To Mitigate Damage Caused By Being A Member Of Industrialized Civilization, But To Assign Primary Responsibility To Oneself, And To Focus Primarily On Making Oneself Better, Is An Immense Copout, An Abrogation Of Responsibility.