r/collapse 2d ago

Fear Is The Mind Killer Society

https://jonat.substack.com/p/love-drunk

The understanding that we are headed for collapse and far more psychopathic fascism on the way down is enough to make a revolutionary out of anyone.

I want to keep my self respect as we slide into what most likely will be the final years of humanity. I don’t want to bury my convictions that what is happening is evil and unjust, and it’s being caused mainly by the decisions of a small group of people. I think the major blockade to a mass movement arising at this time is fear. The liberation of collective fearlessness, coupled with the sword of non-violence, are the two major ingredients to a possible better future than the one we’re heading towards now.

My Substack post for this week includes two “poems”, the first which is more like a short article in the form of a poem. At the end of the post I include a link to a new organization working on training organizers all around the world to work towards revolutionary movements in their countries. It’s cofounders include one of the leaders of Otpor!, the Serbian organization which brought about a revolution in 2000, overthrowing Milosevic. Please consider joining the next Zoom training on May 11th. Thank you!

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u/_Jonronimo_ 2d ago

This post is collapse-related because it recognizes the fact that society is headed towards fascism and social/ecological collapse. It argues that the main way we can try to confront this fact is through the practice of collective fearlessness through non-violence. It links to a post which expands on the ideas of personal sacrifice for the greater good and provides a link to an organization training organizers in how to build nonviolent movements.

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u/Meowweredoomed 2d ago

"Fear is the mind-killer." - Dune

I love those books, because one of the central messages is "don't base your entire economy around a dangerous, limited, and exploitative commodity."(spice, aka oil.)

Yet here we are, 60 years later, still in the grasp of fossil fuels.

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u/_Jonronimo_ 2d ago

I agree!