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small is beautiful

from disobey giants by SLIVER

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL – THE GLUTTON GIANT
There’s 1 billion people living in so-called wealthy/developed countries. A population that consumes way too much, at least 6 times too much (yet, that’s even more). As for the worldwide population, it amounts to 6 billion people. The calculus is so simple, it is scary we haven’t decided to share resources worldwide yet. Because, it is as simple as that. If we all shared what we have, no one would ever be in need again.
Why do people in developed countries consume so much? Because their lives are empty or something? Probably. But still, that’s no excuse. That’s GLUTTONY. It is true that the Glutton Giant sticks nice looking posters of TVs, cars, food, etc… everywhere (when we would rather see nice political comments by Banksy…) but still, how many TVs do you “need”? And how many pairs of shoes do you “need”?
The Degrowth movement’s idea is simple: we produce less, we consume less and we get more time for art, music, friends, culture and community (and we might even have a chance to save the environment in the process). There’s no martyrdom involved, no sacrifice. We simply reconsider our priorities. We consume less, and we live more.
“All belongs to all. All things are for all men. All is for all!” (Peter Kropotkin, The Conquest of Bread, 1907)

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
AND ALL IS FOR ALL
EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE
DEGROWTH IS THE WAY TO GO

NO MORE FIRST OR THIRD WORLD
NO OBESITY OR FAMINE
JUST A BILLION PEOPLE SHARING
INSTEAD OF OVERCONSUMING

WE ARE NO MARTYRS
WE ARE NO SAINTS EITHER
WE ARE NO VICTIMS
WE ARE THE ACTORS
AND WE CAN CHOOSE TO GROW TOGETHER

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
AND ALL IS FOR ALL
PRODUCTIVISM IS A DEAD END STREET
PAVED WITH INFLATED FOOTPRINTS

THERE IS NO NEED TO TELL LIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH ISN’T SUSTAINABLE
THERE IS NO NEED TO TELL LIES
WE KNOW DEGROWTH IS THE WAY TO GROW

WE ARE NO MARTYRS
WE ARE NO SAINTS EITHER
WE ARE NO VICTIMS
WE ARE THE ACTORS
AND WE CAN CHOOSE TO GROW TOGETHER

AND WE CAN CHOOSE TO GROW
TOGETHER

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from disobey giants, released September 28, 2012

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SLIVER Metz, France

SLIVER were a rocking hardcore band from Belgium/France/Luxembourg.
They've played more than 200 shows in 12 countries (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, the United Kingdom).

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