Bookchin Flashcards

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Q

Our current system

A

Simplification
Massification
Hierarchical organization
Specialization
Efficient
Fragile

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The alternative inspired by ecology

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Complexity
Individual self-expression
Interconnected, horizontal networks
Multiple redundancies
Inefficient
Resilient

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3
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If this alternative is applied to social structures you get:

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Small-scale self-governing communities
Communities reliant on their immediate environment - care for the environment
Rotation of public duties and professions
Amateurism in multiple fields
A reduction in specialization
Direct, participatory democracy of people who know each other - instead of control by specialists in “leadership”

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