Sunday 28 March 2021

How consumerism destroys our minds

George Monbiot is one of my favourite writers and campaigners.

I have read 3 of George's books and attended many events since 2013 (after reading "Feral") where he has been a speaker on issues such as the climate emergency and rewilding.

He has just published a powerful and thought-provoking video on Double Down News.

The video starts with the horrific and disgusting practice of intensive salmon farming. I stopped eating farmed salmon some time ago after reading several independent reports on the welfare of the fish (disease, stress, etc.), the huge adverse impact on our marine environment and its wildlife and the potential implications for human health. 

It goes on to question the moral and ethical choices we should all be making when we buy goods and services. This is all set in the context of consumerist monetised global capitalism which directly contributes to the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis plus the obsessive celebrity culture which creates selfish and self-centred societies with all the impacts that this has for our health and well-being.

As our communities, country and the world slowly emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an opportunity to reassess who we are and what we want to be, including the relationships between each other and the natural living world on which we greatly rely for our future health, well-being and existence as a species.

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Stay safe, stay well, stay strong, stay connected with nature


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