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Eco-Socialism (shortened to EcoSoc) is an environmentalist, economically left-wing and otherwise varied ideology. He believes that the reduction of CO₂ emissions and socialist-style economically are complementary as pollution is the result of mainly Capitalist commodity production as EcoSoc claims.

It is very close to File:Soc.png Socialism economically, but more varied in other ways. It believes that Capitalism will destroy the planet and that we need to have a revolution. Unlike Eco-Fascism, it believes all people should be treated equally. But it also believes in extreme environmentalism.

Foundations and Beliefs

Economics

Eco-Socialism believes in the abolition of Capitalism, in the belief that it puts profits over the environment, and the establishment of a socialist economy that's environmentally sensitive and sustainable. It can be anywhere from centrally planned and coop.

Civics

Eco-Socialism is, most of the time, found around the left centre of the political compass; around the centre of the civic axis on the left. But this may not always be the case.

Some Eco-Socialists may have more authoritarian views, while others may be more libertarian in their politics. Largely depends on who you ask.

Culture

Exactly the same as the civics of Eco-Socialism, their cultural values could vary. While most people on the left, including Eco-Socialists, are generally File:Prog.png progressive, you could, from time to time, run into people who are more conservative or traditional.

Variants

American Greenism

American Greenism is an ideology based on the ideals of the Green Party of the United States and its presidential candidates being Howie Hawkins, Jill Stein, Cynthia McKinney, David Cobb and Ralph Nader. Its ideals are based on the rejection of Capitalism and State Socialism, based on Bookchin Communalism, Ecological Socialism and Economic Mutualism, with state companies dominating various sectors in a democratic way and with small private sector companies, many considering themselves Libertarian Socialists. They also preach a "Green New Deal", which would be for a transition to 100% green energy along with a carbon tax, in addition to others, including increased jobs, health care and free college.

Other things would be strong opposition to privatization, reparations to African Americans, banning private prisons, support to Palestinians, access to medical treatment for transgender people, legalization of marijuana, US entry into the International Criminal Court, banning the Confederate flag in government buildings, repeal of three strike laws, end of death penalty, interruption of foreign aid to Anti-LGBT countries, Multiculturalism, ban on arms sales to foreign countries, support for Feminism, support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement and that the United States sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the Iran nuclear deal, and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Corbynism

Corbynism is based on the political positions of British MP Jeremy Corbyn, who was also a former leader of the opposition, former leader of the Labour Party and former chairman of the Stop the War Coalition, also responsible for a left-wing political fandom called "Corbynmania". He has already stated in an interview that he read Marx a lot, but not that much and some consider him "far left". Its ideals are based on protecting the environment in a "spiritual" way, with strong regulation of the environment and an economy against private investment, salary of 10 pounds an hour, nationalization and re-nationalization of private companies, increased public spending to £500bn, rising inflation, subsidizing regional development, recovering losses from tax evasion and reducing tax benefits by around £93bn.

Other positions could be Republicanism, legalization of abortion, opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, being in favor of a united Ireland, opposition to Separatism in Scotland, same-sex marriage, making protesting outside the abortion clinic a criminal offense, end of tuition fees in education, a lite Eurocesptism, as he has praised the EU a few times. One of the best known positions is his pacifism, in which he is in favor of nuclear disarmament and the end of NATO, because according to him the end of the Warsaw pact would be the reason for this, he also opposes the invasion of Iraq and blames NATO for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He supports Palestine and has even talked to members of Hamas and Hezbollah, he is also against Kosovo, against the Tamil Tigers, in favor of sanctions against Iran, joint administration in the Falkland Islands, in favor of the autonomy of the Chagos Islands and the Kurdish people in Iraq and Iran, support for Fidel Castro in Cuba, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and Cristina Kirchner in Argentina. He has also been accused of anti-Semitism.

Melenchonism

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Personality

Ecosoc can be portrayed as a stereotypical ultra-environmentalist who talks about things like "Eating bugs", "Living in a Pod", etc. especially in right-leaning comics.

How to Draw

Draw a ball.
Fill it in red.
Draw the outline of a leaf in green.
Draw a straight, green line down the center of the "hollow" part of the leaf
Draw green lines coming out of the line in the center in both directions with spaces large enough to go over the "hollow" part of the leaf.

And you're done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Red	#ED1D26	237, 29, 38
	Green	#22B24D	34, 178, 77

Relationships

Friends

Environmentalism - I love my mum. She taught me to REEEE at pollution.
File:Soc.png Socialism - That's the way right there.
Eco-Anarchism - I'll do the capitalists, you'll do the state.
Deep Ecology - Animals must be protected from capitalism.
Democratic Socialism - Best system!
Libertarian Market Socialism - My American supporters took a lot from you.
Bookchin Communalism - Me but anarchist and with more of a focus on hierarchy
Agrarian Socialism - Climate change hurts the peasants the most.
Irish Republicanism and ETA - They help me make cities car-free.
Left-Wing Populism - I love your spirit

Frenemies

Eco-Fascism - Believe it or not, we can stop climate change without killing minorities.
Eco-Capitalism - Not a true environmentalist, you just want to cash in! Still, out of all capitalists, this one is at least tolerable.
Eco-Conservatism - Always gets pissed when I smoke weed before the protest.
Maoism - I like your economics, but what the fuck is that "gReAt LeAp FoRwArD" shit?
Pol Potism - He did make Cambodia more eco-friendly and has alright economics albeit more authoritarian than me,, but is too vile and genocidal for me and sometimes killed ecologists for being "intellectual".
Stalinism - Your economics are ok, but why industrialism?

Enemies

Capitalism - More like CRAP-italism, amirite? Except crap is good because it can be used as fertilizer ( Circulus Theory would know).
Industrialism - A destructive by-product of capitalism.
Anti-Environmentalism - I hate you more than crapitalism!
Fiscal Conservatism - I'll never forget how Sinema abandoned us to vote against the Green New Deal and the $15 minimum wage. Fuck you!
Dengism - Just because you claim to be red doesn’t make you any better you polluting jerk!
Right-Wing Populism - What's up with all the climate change denialism???

Further Information

Literature

Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe by Michael Löwy
What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know about Capitalism: A Citizen's Guide to Capitalism and the Environment by Fred Magdoff and John Bellamy Foster
Ecology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis by Chris Williams
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

Wikipedia

Political Parties

Online Communities

r/Ecosocialism

Citations

↑ Has praised him as a economist and has mentioned having read his work, though not enough.
↑ Corbyn’s opponents have tried to use allegations of Trotskyism to smear him, but he has shown sympathy to Trotskyism in the past.

Gallery

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[1] Has praised him as a economist and has mentioned having read his work, though not enough.

[2] Corbyn’s opponents have tried to use allegations of Trotskyism to smear him, but he has shown sympathy to Trotskyism in the past.

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+[[File:Corbynism-ball.png]]Corbynism is based on the political positions of [[File:Cball-UK.png]]British MP [[File:Corbynism-ball.png]]Jeremy Corbyn, who was also a former leader of the opposition, former leader of the [[File:UKLab.png]]Labour Party and former chairman of the [[File:Pac.png]] Stop the War Coalition, also responsible for a [[File:Leftpop-0.png]] left-wing political fandom called "Corbynmania". He has already stated in an interview that he read [[File:Ormarxf.png]]Marx a lot, but not that much and some consider him "far left". Its ideals are based on protecting the environment in a "spiritual" way, with strong regulation of the environment and an economy against private investment, salary of 10 pounds an hour, nationalization and re-nationalization of private companies, increased public spending to £500bn, rising inflation, subsidizing regional development, recovering losses from tax evasion and reducing tax benefits by around £93bn.
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+Other positions could be [[File:Republicanismpix.png]][[Republicanism]], legalization of abortion, opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, being in favor of a united [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]]Ireland, opposition to [[File:Sep.png]][[Separatism]] in [[File:Cball-Scotland.png]] Scotland, same-sex marriage, making protesting outside the abortion clinic a criminal offense, end of tuition fees in education, a lite [[File:Euroscept.png]] Eurocesptism, as he has praised the [[File:Cball-EU.png]]EU a few times. One of the best known positions is his [[File:Pac.png]]pacifism, in which he is in favor of nuclear disarmament and the end of [[File:Necon.png]]NATO, because according to him the end of the Warsaw pact would be the reason for this, he also opposes the [[File:Cball-US.png]][[File:Cball-UK.png]][[File:Necon.png]]invasion of Iraq[[File:Hussein.png]] and blames [[File:Necon.png]]NATO for the [[File:Cball-Russia.png]][[File:Rashism.png]][[File:Putin.png]]Russian invasion of Ukraine[[File:Cball-Ukraine.png]][[File:Zelensky.png]]. He supports Palestine and has even talked to members of [[File:Hamas.png]] Hamas and [[File:Khom.png]]Hezbollah, he is also against [[File:Cball-Kosovo.png]]Kosovo, against the Tamil Tigers, in favor of sanctions against [[File:Cball-Iran.png]]Iran, joint administration in the [[File:Cball-Falklands.png]] Falkland Islands, in favor of the autonomy of the Chagos Islands and the [[File:Cball-IraqiKurdistan.png]] Kurdish people in [[File:Cball-Iraq.png]]Iraq and [[File:Cball-Iran.png]]Iran, support for [[File:Castro.png]] Fidel Castro in [[File:Castro.png]] Cuba, [[File:Chavismo-eyes.png]]Hugo Chavez in [[File:Cball-Venezuela.png]]Venezuela and [[File:Kirch.png]]Cristina Kirchner in [[File:Argentina.png]] Argentina. He has also been accused of [[File:Anti-Semitic.png]]anti-Semitism.
 === [[File:Melenchon.png]] '''Melenchonism''' ===
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