Journalist Joe Lauria condensed his remarks for presentation at at the conference, full text can be found at the link in the credits. Lauria speaks of the influence that the book Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by the Russian prince, Peter Kropotkin had on his thinking. A scientific study challenging the usurpation of Darwin's theory of natural selection to support a racist theory, Social Darwinism, and its false inference that might makes right when examined in geological scale.
"Exterminate All The Brutes" , One Man's Odyessy Into the Heart of Darkness and The Origins of European Genocide - Sven Lindqvist traverses the same slope to reveal that it is mutual aid within and among species that enables survival; not the winner take all of Social Darwinism; the logic of a cancer cell.
Text below from the newsletter of the conference organizers that brought to mind the book on which this lecture is based. Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution by the Russian prince, Peter Kropotkin.
“The world has changed radically in recent years, and changes radically still. The forces that persist in striving for global supremacy are opposed by others working for peace and a world order based on equality and equal rights. The quest for supremacy comes at a high price: Reason and humanity fall by the wayside, so endangering all of us – those who insist on preserving their power, as well as all others.
This seems to be something those who lead the West, heirs to long traditions of imperial superiority, have not (yet) understood. They have forgotten the treasures of the humanistic tradition, the idea of bonum commune – a good life for all.
We in the West are missing an ethic of common identity, common purpose – an ethic of togetherness. In direct consequence, democracy, the rule of law, and international law are being dismantled. Warmongering supplants the ability to build peace. A cult of irresponsibility prevails.
This makes it all the more important to rethink or return to cultural traditions that have proven their worth in the way people and nations live together.”
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