My posted comments about the above video interview of Art Berman by Rachel Donald of Planet Critical:
I agree with much of the shared criticism of Berman's unconditional cynicism, specifically his implicit denial of any prospects for developing timely alternatives to corporate oligarchy - as if its ominous consequences are unavoidable and inevitable. Instead, I am inspired by the work of Nate Hagens and his notion of The Great Simplification, which encourages collaborative human intervention to prevent self-destruction - "bending without breaking" civilization, as Nate puts it. It seems clear to me that Berman is forfeiting creative options for revitalizing the human prospect, conceding horrible outcomes without advocating a moral imperative to prevent them. As we've been saying for years, in resolute rebuttal to aggressively obsolete industrialization, we must do everything possible to Make Earth Great Again!
See it here: