Here is the recording of @jasonhickel speaking to the Dutch parliament on the topic of #degrowth earlier today.
It’s been described as a “masterclass in cutting through mainstream myths about the economy”.
Perhaps @StephanieKelton can be invited to speak to the Dutch parliament soon, to help clear up the myth of “the government is a household and needs tax revenue to spend”.
And perhaps @adribuller can talk to the Dutch parliament about how putting a price on everything is absurd.
Hickel’s speech is from 14:40-30:50.
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Ok, it’s not actually something to celebrate. It’s the day in which we have used all of the resources the planet can regenerate in one year. For the remainder of the year we are taking from future generations. (1/19)
If the whole world lived like Australians we would have reached Earth Overshoot Day on March 23rd. We would need more than 4 planet Earths. When is your country’s Earth Overshoot Day? (2/19)
Earth Overshoot Day is getting earlier every year as a direct result of economic growth. No, we can’t make economic growth green. Renewable energy is better than fossil fuels but it won’t save us from collapse; we must use *less* energy because energy drives our economy. (3/19)
“If you actually look at typical corporate behavior in the world today and you think of them as a person, they're sociopathic. They have no conscience. They make decisions that harm other people repeatedly. They have no sense of remorse for their actions. They lie repeatedly.
And so on. These are the actions of a sociopath. And these are the institutions that are in charge of our culture, that are running the show.
And we all know as well that the individuals within these corporations are largely replaceable. So even if you get a CEO who has an epiphany and says, I don't want to be a part of destroying the planet anymore, they're going to get fired and the board of directors is going to put