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Mazze Nilssons om vår tids största paradox

Dissidentpodden utforskar med avstamp i Ronan Murphys texter, den paradoxala dynamik där kapitalismens tillväxtimperativ undergräver de ekologiska förutsättningarna för mänsklig civilisation, samtidigt som det skapar geopolitiska spänningar som ökar risken för krig. Kärnproblemet är att stater måste växa för att upprätthålla sin säkerhet i ett konkurrensutsatt system, men denna tillväxt är fysiskt omöjlig på en ändlig planet.

Vägen framåt kräver att vi utvecklar civilförsvarsformer som inte kräver ändlös militär tillväxt, och utmanar de ideologiska narrativ som rättfärdigar militarism. Det finns exempel som visar på att konkurrerande makter kan tvingas till kooperativ styrning när kostnaderna för konkurrens blir outhärdliga.

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