A Language Older Than Words
by Derrick Jensen · first published 2000
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This article is brilliant. Lies play an enormous role in this culture. I could go on and on about the topic, but I think one quote from A Language Older than Words by Derrick Jensen says it best: "In order for us to maintain our way of living, we must, in a broad sense, tell lies to each other, and especially to ourselves. It is not necessary that the lies be particularly…
on “Lies We Tell Kids” ↗For more from the wonderful Jensen on how abusive our culture is, read A Language Older Than Words (http://www.amazon.com/Language-Older-Than-Words/dp/189395603...). If you can look past the absurd stuff about talking to animals, there is a lot to be learnt from it.
on “Is it a sin to leave your cell phone plugged in overnight?” ↗…your head and you do indeed find someone there looking at you. So, without going into too much detail, I'll just say that I've had a similar feeling around trees. As for books, I highly recommend "A Language Older Than Words" by Derrick Jensen.
…then the econmic's system's values with be the dominating ones. While I find his philosophy a bit lacking, Derrick Jensen has some great writing on how we value and manage land. https://www.amazon.com/Language-Older-Than-Words/dp/19314985...
on “Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues” ↗Derrick Jensen touches on this in A Language Older Than Words with his experiences running a farm.
on “A parrot has a question for humans” ↗