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Derrick Jensen
“Within this culture wealth is measured by one's ability to consume and destroy.”
Derrick Jensen, Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization

Derrick Jensen
“a system of domination will always be undernourished.”
Derrick Jensen, Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization

Derrick Jensen
“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?”
Derrick Jensen, Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization

Derrick Jensen
“One of the problems with all of this is that not all narratives are equal. Imagine, to take a silly example, that someone told you story after story extolling the virtues of eating dog shit. You've been told these stories since you were a child. You believe them. You eat dog shit hotdogs, dog shit ice cream, General Tso's dog shit. Sooner or later, if you are exposed to some other foods, you might figure out that dog shit really doesn't taste good. Or if you cling too tightly to these stories (or if your enculturation is so strong that dog shit actually does taste good to you), the diet might make you sick or kill you. To make this example a little less silly, substitute the word pesticides for dog shit. Or, for that matter, substitute Big Mac, Whopper, or Coca Cola.”
Derrick Jensen, Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization

Derrick Jensen
“a real partnership in which all parties help all others to be more fully themselves”
Derrick Jensen, Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization

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