Launch of the Aotearoa / NZ Anti-Capitalist Green Front
In the fight against climate catastrophe, we are impressed and
encouraged by the movement that Extinction Rebellion is building.
We are encouraged by the ability of Extinction Rebellion to call people
onto the streets and push their demands to halt climate collapse.
However, we believe that meeting these demands will not be possible
without abolishing capitalism, a system reliant on the total
exploitation of nature.
We must also critique the false solutions offered by ‘green capitalism’
and increased state control.
We do not have faith that capitalists, or their parliamentarian
representatives, will act in time to limit climate change in a
meaningful way.
We must take control of our energy and production systems to create a
new model of equality between peoples and harmony with nature.
We are calling for a broad anti-capitalist environmental movement.
Hopefully this Anti-Capitalist Green Front can be an alliance of groups
and individuals united by a belief that capitalism is the core cause of
the environmental crisis threatening us all. To these ends we are
setting up the Aotearoa/ NZ Anti-Capitalist Green Front. We are
initially testing the waters by putting up a Facebook page with a
website to follow. Hopefully these will act as a gathering place for
people and resources, with the aim being for people to set up their own
local groups.
We want to support XR as a separate organisation, but with a parallel
mobilisation that has a greater focus on the capitalist roots of climate
catastrophe.
Who are you?
Another Politburo of long-tie activists dribbling at the mouth at the thought of gaining power for themselves and destroying everyone else, like all so-called movements on the far left?
Names please. What have you achieved in life, in NZ or elsewhere? How do you intend to constrain the activity of New Zealand’s free and hardworking citizens for your own benefit? Are you going to whip us with fern fronds until we all fall into line?
Assumptions are interesting and varied.
Might talking about policy be a fruitful exercise.
Defending BAU and more of the same old shit may not be intended.
What is wrong with activism aimed at pubic and environmental good.
“Assumptions are interesting and varied.”
OK.
“Might talking about policy be a fruitful exercise.”
Yes, it might be. But I still want to know who wants to control me and why.
“Defending BAU and more of the same old shit may not be intended.”
What is BAU, some faction of the NZ Communist Party?
“What is wrong with activism aimed at pubic and environmental good.”
Nothing. But I want to know who is doing it and where the money is coming from because it could be the Russians, or the Eskimos for alll we know.
Hh Baggins yes, please bring back to us the Organic, Local and Aotearoa-driven Green Party of Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons.
Yes Tom Fitz,
1000% agree with you there; “Bring back – Aotearoa-driven Green Party of Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons”.
Please bring back the real green Party of environmental advocacy not this phoney lot.
Too right! Whose agenda? Where is the local consultation? All we hear are Globalist talking points from the Greens.Chur