Status quo vs radical

Comparing ‘status quo’ and ‘radical’ thinking on global challenges
Bridget McKenzie, October 2011
Please note: I see the two positions as if on a spectrum. Many people are ambivalent on this spectrum. My concerns are that too many caring people believe either:
it is possible to uphold the status quo while also hoping that social justice will be served and ecological collapse will be averted
it is not possible to serve social justice and avert ecological collapse without upholding the status quo

The status quo: Unsustainable economy
...exploited for sake of
...ignored for the sake of
...sacrificed for the sake of
...extracted for the sake of

The alternative: Circular economy
nurture
Stabilise planet for...
feed
sustain

The status quo: Purpose of education is a job & to be ‘top of the tree’

Radical: The goal of education is the ‘means to thrive’

The status quo: Prosperity through growth, with some allowable damage

Radical: Prosperity by both ‘ecoinnovation’ & ‘degrowth’

Status quo vs radical

by Bridgetmck on Oct 09, 2011

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