What does socialist biocentrism mean from a socialist perspective?
It is anti-capitalist because capitalism, as an economic system, is rooted in growth and the promotion of consumerism without end. For capitalism, all of Nature becomes a resource. So capitalism, by its nature, is anti-ecological. “Actually existing socialism” or communism has embraced growth, unsuccessfully sought a western style consumerism, and treated Nature as a resource. There has been no different model for relating to Nature or for more harmonious social relations within society. Both capitalism and socialism/consumerism have had a human-centered world view. Yet unlike capitalism, socialism does not by intrinsic nature have to be rooted in growth; be anthropocentric; treat Nature as a resource solely for human use; and be hostile to basic democratic rights that express dissenting and critical opinions. But the still to be defined green socialism will be completely different from anything which so far has come on the historical stage, and it obviously conflicts with many traditi
