Abandon the ancient impulse to control
If humanity is to survive into the future and move out of its psychopathy-enabling competition-based models into a collaborative relationship with all of humankind and with its entire ecosystem, that future will necessarily come with an abandonment of our ancient impulse to control. Our impulse to control nations, to control each other, to control life itself. It will come with an abandonment of empire, an abandonment of power agendas, and an abandonment of the human ego. —Caitlin Johnstone, On Psychopathy, Power, Empire And Ego
If that seems impossible, then remember:
The more control you exert over your environment, the more your environment is destroyed. The more control you exert over your citizenry, the more likely they are to put someone else in charge at the earliest opportunity. The more control you exert over your employees, the more likely they are to want to go work someplace else. The more control you exert over your friends and coworkers, the more likely they are to turn against you. The more control you exert over your family, the more likely they are to avoid you. The more control you exert over your lover, the more likely they are to stop loving you. The more control you exert over life, the more likely you are to suffer. —Caitlin Johnstone, You are only as free as you allow your world to be
- previously: the most hideous ideologies are the ones we believe without realizing it — we will not create a better world by force
- see also: think in ecosystems, not systems to get out of the fascist feedback loop
- see also: to dominate is to destroy, in nature as in everything else
- related: flow, don’t force