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“Optimism is a political act”

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy for us to think nothing is going to get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience.

– Alex Steffen from The Bright Green City: Alex Steffen’s Optimistic Environmentalism

Published December 1, 2011By Geoffrey Hing
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged environment, quotation, sustainability

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