By Deafening Ourselves To The Emotional Consequences

No Matter What We Call It, Poison Is Still Poison, Death Is Still Death, And Industrial Civilization Is Still Causing The Greatest Mass Extinction In The History Of The Planet.

So Long As We Only Believe In The Justice Of The State, Of The Law-made By Those In Power, To Serve Those In Power-so Long Will We Continue To Be Exploited By Those In Power.

The Process Of Schooling Does Not Give Birth To Human Beings - As Education Should But Never Will So Long As It Springs From The Collective Consciousness Of Our Culture - But Instead It Teaches Us To Value Abstract Rewards At The Expense Of Our Autonomy, Curiosity, Interior Lives, And Time.

All We Want, Whether We Are Honeybees, Salmon, Trash-collecting Ants, Ponderosa Pines, Coyotes, Human Beings, Or Stars, Is To Love And Be Loved, To Be Accepted, Cherished, And Celebrated Simply For Being Who We Are. Is That So Very Difficult?

To Be Clear, Civilization Is Not The Same As Society. Civilization Is A Specific, Hierarchical Organization Based On 'power Over.' Dismantling Civilization, Taking Down That Power Structure, Does Not Mean The End Of All Social Order. It Should Ultimately Mean More Justice, More Local Control, More Democracy, And More Human Rights, Not Less.