No more lying to each other

By resigning from his post as Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, Nicolas Hulot had the wise inspiration to recognize that political ecology could no longer be satisfied with "small steps that go in the right direction", that this hope is in vain. when it comes to opposing a capitalist system that is essentially indifferent to the limits of our planet. In this powerful and persuasive short book, Jean-Marc Gancille goes further and encourages radical activism. According to him, the elements that found the Great Productivist Myth - the ideal of the enlightened consumer-citizen, the alternative of green growth, the imminent advent of ecological transition - are ideological balloons that make us waste precious time and expending energy in vain. A lucid analysis of the state of the planet and the extent of the ravages of "market fundamentalism" calls for radical answers and an end to illusions. Today, reliance on political leaders, largely subservient to the system, is counterproductive and mainstream environmental activism is lost in a form of naive wishful thinking, blind to physical realities as well as social inertia and economic lockdowns. Faced with this observation and contrary to the new stories that maintain false hopes, Jean-Marc Gancille calls for no more lying to oneself and for considering the facts as they are in order to provide answers that meet the challenges. It points us to a radical, invigorating, and ambitious path: combative action and the demonstration of our collective strength in the face of vested interests. For, to salvage what can still be salvaged, we have little choice but to exercise "self-defense against the system." and give up hope for courage. Jean-Marc Gancille's radical vision for uncompromising ecology.