"Ecosocialists are united in the belief that if we are to have a worthwhile future, the whole world needs to come together to drive capitalism from the stage and create an alternative society based on principles of social and environmental justice as well as popular participation. Thus the network sees itself as enabling communication and solidarity among the ever-increasing numbers of people and organizations who are coming to this realization." Ecosocialism attempts to include the current environmental challenge in democratic socialist theory. The movement has emerged from the debate between Marxism , social democracy, and environmentalism taking ideas from each area. While ecosocialist theory is opposed to traditional Marxism, it is not anti-Marxist in nature. The theory borrows significantly from more modern Western Marxism and current socialist thought. Orthodox Marxism blames capitalism for environmental problems. This group would promote science and technological development for the sake of mastering nature. While this may harm nature, one major objective would certainly be to learn enough about the environment to save it and all of its inhabitants.
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