What Could Socialism Look Like?

Hey all!

This month, I decided to take a more hopeful approach and examine what an ecosocialist world could look like. Obviously, all of the different sectors I talk about in the video (free public transit, zero-carbon low-cost housing, a planned economy) probably won’t be an exact blueprint for an actual global ecosocialist system, but I feel like it’s important to envision and dream. Imagining better worlds keeps me going and energizes me in these dark times. So, if you’re interested in learning about an ecosocialist vision, check out the video below, as well as three quotes and three links I found useful along the way!

Three Quotes:

1. “Spending on fossil fuels, armaments, private jets, sport utility vehicles, second homes, and advertising would need to be cut in order to provide room for growth in such areas as regenerative agriculture, food production, decent housing, clean energy, accessible health care, universal education, community welfare, public transportation, digital connectivity, and other areas related to green production and social needs.”

   — John Bellamy Foster

2. ““The goal of oppressors is to limit your imagination about what is possible without them, so you might never imagine more for yourself & the world you live in. Imagine something better. Get curious about what it actually takes to make it happen. Then fight for it every day.”

   — Ashley C. Ford

3. “Our job is to show that replacing capitalism is not enough, as replacements can be feeble and temporary. What comes next needs to address the current system’s flaws and be better in so many ways that the status quo simply will not make sense anymore. The alternative needs to make capitalism outdated, pointless, and obsolete.”

   — Sabrina Fernandes

Three Links:

1. An Ecosocialist Strategy to Win the Future (Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung)

2. What would socialism in the United States look like? (PSL)

3. Story Seed Library (Story Seed Library)

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Hope you have a great day,

In solidarity,

Charlie