However, the struggles are identical because one cannot be born fascist, humans are born as social beings. Stories of liberation against oppression if told from the lens of solidarity and egalitarianism can defeat any totalitarian project.

I sympathize with his voters because their cry of rebellion against corrupt elites is a cry for liberation that was manipulated with TikTok and possibly with Russian interference.

These days, my country of birth Romania is on the verge of electing an ultranationalist-fascist old guard politician. It will be decided on December 8.

As all life unravels in the form of struggles of liberation from something or towards something, there is a thread of connectedness that is shared by all humans. By virtue of how society is constructed, these threads are functionally political, regardless of their shape.

1. The correct spelling is “degrowth”
2. Growth is not compatible with sustainability (see green growth vs degrowth debates)
3. The only path to sustainability is thru #degrowth

If I am wrong, we will need to convince people to stop growing the economy and plan carefully to make de-growth as painless as we can. Either way, complexity economics can help us achieve sustainability as soon as possible.”/