The problems of modern society in general.ħ. One of the most widespread manifestations of the craziness of our world is leftism, so a discussion of the psychology of leftism can serve as an introduction to the discussion of Almost everyone will agree that we live in a deeply troubled society. For example, since there are well-developed environmentalĪnd wilderness movements, we have written very little about environmental degradation or the destruction of wild nature, even though we consider these to be highly important.Ħ. For practical reasons we have to confine our discussion to areas that have received insufficient public attention or in which we have something new to say. This does not mean that we regard these otherĭevelopments as unimportant. Other such developments we mention only briefly or ignore altogether. In this article we give attention to only some of the negative developments that have grown out of the industrial-technological system. Not governments but the economic and technological basis of the present society.ĥ. This is not to be a POLITICAL revolution. In a very general way the measures that those who hate the industrial system should take in order to prepare the way for a revolution against that form of society. This revolution may or may not make use of violence it may be sudden or it may be a relatively gradual process spanning a few decades. We therefore advocate a revolution against the industrial system. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the results of its breakdown will be, so if it is to break down it had best break down sooner rather than later.Ĥ. If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. Of reforming or modifying the system so as to prevent it from depriving people of dignity and autonomy.ģ. Furthermore, if the system survives, the consequences will be inevitable: There is no way If it survives, it MAY eventually achieve a low level of physical and psychological suffering, but only after passing through a long and very painful period of adjustment and onlyĪt the cost of permanently reducing human beings and many other living organisms to engineered products and mere cogs in the social machine. The industrial-technological system may survive or it may break down. To increased physical suffering even in "advanced" countries.Ģ.
It will certainly subject human beings to greater indignities and inflict greater damage on the natural world, it will probably lead to greater social disruption and psychological suffering, and it may lead
Have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling,
The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. The Attorney General and the Director of the FBI recommended publication.]ġ. To send a bomb to an unspecified destination "with intent to kill" unless one of the newspapers published this manuscript. [This text was sent last June to The New York Times and The Washington Post by the person who calls himself "FC," identified by the FBI as the Unabomber, whom authorities have implicated in three murders and 16 bombings.
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