08-06-2021, 09:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-06-2021, 10:09 AM by Eric the Green.)
George Monbiot's challenge: replace today's dominant political narrative with a new story.
Facts and figures are needed, but only narratives can change our lives and our world. The only thing that can replace an old story is a new story; a story with a basic plot of restoration. "Disorder afflicts the land, caused by nefarious forces. We revolt, and overthrow them and restore harmony to the land". It is the story of the hero's journey; it is the story of almost all religious and political movements that changed the world. We got the Keynesian story over 80 years ago, then the neo-liberal story 40 years ago. But after neo-liberalism collapsed in 2008, we got... nothing. That is why we are stuck. We fall into despair when our imagination fails. So, we need a new restoration story. Many are working together to create this. Monbiot offers his version here. My version is above.
Facts and figures are needed, but only narratives can change our lives and our world. The only thing that can replace an old story is a new story; a story with a basic plot of restoration. "Disorder afflicts the land, caused by nefarious forces. We revolt, and overthrow them and restore harmony to the land". It is the story of the hero's journey; it is the story of almost all religious and political movements that changed the world. We got the Keynesian story over 80 years ago, then the neo-liberal story 40 years ago. But after neo-liberalism collapsed in 2008, we got... nothing. That is why we are stuck. We fall into despair when our imagination fails. So, we need a new restoration story. Many are working together to create this. Monbiot offers his version here. My version is above.