Ecofascism and the Far-Right
07.05.2024
The first thing that They do is try to confuse you about what you believe. That means hiding the nature of the Left, which is egalitarianism, so that they can hide the nature of the right… a focus on order, natural and cultural, as being more important than me-first obsession with desire and self-image. Obligingly the public Right conned itself into being Leftist, since instead of emphasizing order it emphasizes a lack of order a.k.a. “rugged individualism” which basically means me-first individualism but without socialist-style subsidies. This makes the public Right and Left two wings of the same (insane) bird.
Those who like order tend to see continuity of logic, nature, mathematics, human social orders, and the divine as a goal. That is, all parts need to match up in parallel with all the others, and be in some kind of hierarchy so that they work together. Individualism precludes this. Part of recognizing order is seeing that individualism and voluntarism will not produce the results we need. Anarchy results in mass selfishness. If we let it go too far, we experience a tragedy of the commons which results in consumption of culture, genetics, and our environment. A conservative ecological policy emphasizes saying NO to destructive behaviors, but that throws individualism and voluntarism out the window. Many of us could be described as “culturally liberal, economically libertarian, politically conservative, and ecologically fascist” in order to preserve order.
