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We are the last individuals of our species on Earth. How shall we respond? How shall we act? If industrial civilization is maintained, climate change will cause human extinction in the near term. If industrial civilization falls, sufficient ionizing radiation will be released from the world's nuclear power plants to cause human extinction in the near term. In the wake of this horrific conclusion, conservation biologist Guy McPherson proposes we act with compassion, courage, and creativity. He suggests we act with the kind of empathy for which humans are renowned. In other words, he suggests we act with decency toward the humans and other organisms with which we share this beautiful planet. Going Dark is the story of one scientist's response to the horrors we face. It is a deeply personal narrative infused with abundant evidence to support its terrifying claims. In the words of syndicated cartoonist David Fitzsimmons, McPherson's ""approach is disarming and his message is both life-changing and convincingly alarming. A blend of Paul Revere with Rachel Carson, Guy McPherson is a significant voice of rational conscience nudging in the wilderness. Fierce as Ed Abbey, and equally prophetic, Professor McPherson is a modern-day John Muir with a global perspective. Beyond the warnings is a body of thoughtful and pragmatic real world ideas."" "Going Dark peels the shadow from the cozy dreams we've all bought into. You know the ones: technology will save us from climate change; the products we consume are endless and untainted; our modern idea of happiness and convenience doesn't crush others; the heartbeat of the industrial economy that pulses within us all is sustainable and ethical. McPherson's latest work will make you think twice, twice. If you feel discomfort as you read you are reading it correctly." -Cameron Conaway, author of Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet
- Sales Rank: #427575 in Books
- Published on: 2013-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .37" w x 5.51" l, .47 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 162 pages
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful.
The Hero of Empire
By R. Craig
Just finished Guy McPherson's latest, Going Dark, and its a curiously invigorating work, curious in that he's talking about the end of the world in our lifetimes, and his exile and harassment by the academic community. Maybe its because in GM I find a voice I rarely hear, a voice of truth and reason, or maybe its because he has the same general worldview as I. Anyways this is kind of book you can read in one or two sittings, easily absorbed, not so easily dismissed. (And by invigorating, I most certainly do not mean optimistic or hopeful – god forbid!)
Going Dark is a Mulligan's Stew of personal memoir and scientific treatise and the juggling of these two voices, while at times awkward, is never uninteresting. One point I found especially revealing is GM's confession that his well-meaning experiment in communal living has proven a “catastrophic failure,” something I could have predicted, but which all must discover themselves. The wisdom in this revelation is that it's “us” that's the problem, that is, ALL of us. It isn't just the rich and the corrupt and the powerful that have brought us to this point in time (although “they” certainly have done more than their share) – its the human condition in general to be secretive, divisive, territorial and possessive. Although the communal or shared living model sounds good on paper, when it becomes a reality with a group of self-serving, neurotic members all trying vainly to interact in concord, only calamity may ensue, either sooner or later.
As for GM's main thesis – the immanent obliteration of life on earth in the next twenty or so years, his ”big three” are 1. Climate Change, 2/ Environmental Collapse, 3/ Nuclear Meltdown. I might add a fourth – population overshoot – which I think is as big, if not bigger, than the other three. So together we have the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” of biblical fame. (GM does suggest his awareness of procreation, at this point in time, as being a seriously ill-advised conceit, when he admits that “birth is lethal.”)
I found it uplifting to read that GM was an activist starting way back in the 1980s, during that horrible get-rich-quick, culture-dead decade which I think of as “Reaganpalooza.” Some of us knew it was all over then, when America became as ingrained in patriotic, uber-capitalist idiocy as in the lowest point of the 1950s, but most people didn't even notice. And of course, while we were all watching HBO, the evil ones really took over...
In an amusing section, GM ponders various theories as to who runs the world. Is it the CIA/NSA intelligence community, with their all-seeing eyes and tentacles in every pot? Is it the JP Morgan Chase/Federal Reserve banking cabal, who pull the financial strings of the world as if it were a cheap puppet? Is it the union of the labyrinthine federal government and the multi-national corporations, a cabal so vile it makes old-school totalitarianism look like a sandbox scuffle? GM declines pointing fingers, realizing that not only can us “little people” never know who really pushes the buttons, but in the end, it doesn't even matter, because “we” are just as responsible as they. We live in this culture, we worship this culture, and we endorse this culture with every new gadget we buy from WalMart. To paraphrase GM, “Living in the Age of Industry, participating in untold horrors to humans and others, violates the notion of good.” We are, indeed, the guilty party, because in the end, only we could have told these rich, evil pigs “enough is enough.”
GM's ruminations on the excesses of Empire are short and sweet; he observes that a successful neo-fascist Empire consists of three main tenets: 1/ obedience at home, 2/ oppression abroad, 3/ destruction of the environment. We can all recognize immediately what this describes; to again paraphrase the author: “American Empire is the most lethal manifestation of any civilization, ever.” So there you have it. Living in America is living in the belly of the most evil socio-political machine ever conceived, this runaway juggernaut now primed to run us all over in short order, through capitalist hoarding, through environmental assault, through “endless war.” Speaking of which, GM rightly points outs that “Supporting the Troops” is supporting Empire, that is, supporting evil; cheering on bloodthirsty soldiers is an infantile notion which should have expired in the Roman Empire.
Finally, GM ponders the potential for any sort of happiness to ameliorate our planetary suffering, and asks what are our obligations as individuals at this time? The author gets a smidge “new-agey” for me here, but I do agree with his general premise – unless we are truly the neurotic monsters which some have proven to be, we need to be civil, rational and kind throughout whatever may befall us. To do otherwise ensures not only our immediate destruction, but our eternal damnation as well.
Overall, Going Dark is a terrific manifesto for the end times, pulling no punches, telling no lies, and calling the enemy by name. Some have called GM a Cassandra, others an enemy of society. I call him a True Hero of Empire.
59 of 62 people found the following review helpful.
A COMPELLING WARNING ABOUT PROBABLE NEAR-TERM HUMAN EXTINCTION BY A THOUGHTFUL SCIENTIST
By Donovan C. Wilkin
I taught with Guy at the U of AZ. I know how careful an environmental scientist he was and, when he is concerned to the point of anguish, everyone should be. A compelling argument for the probability of near-term human extinction that doesn't offer a fluffy pillow of false hope yet implores everyone to do all they can while they can. Read it and decide what you want to do with your own life under these circumstances. I'm all but certain you will not be unmoved by what he has done.
55 of 58 people found the following review helpful.
Deep, disturbing, inspiring read on Human Extinction
By P. Schneider
Going Dark is an introspective and personal look at one's life upon discovering the very real threat of Near Term Human Extinction in the very near future, like by 2030 even.
The Abyss calls to every living thing on Earth and very little is being done by the failed leaders of the world to seriously address the climate crisis.
The frustration and grief resulting from this knowledge has led Dr McPherson to travel the country and the world sharing the scientific information that he says all the leaders of the world know, but are too scared to tell us. He has written extensively on the topic and has a blog that is read by hundreds every day. His previous book, Walking Away From Empire, documented his leaving behind a luxurious life in the Ivory Tower to live in the desert off the grid.
Going Dark follows his search for meaning when faced with the ultimate end, moving into a future where there will be no dirges, no legends of how hard we fought to save the planet and it's beings, and no memory left of us.
The existential question that humans have wrestled with since becoming sentient creatures has been "Why am I here?"
Dr Guy McPherson, Conservation scientist and professor Emeritus of University of Arizona, takes that question to a new level and asks the very temporal and important question, "What do I do while I'm here?" and takes a close look at the question in relation to our very likely extinction coming soon. He believes that there are 7+ billion answers to that question, and gives no real advice except for guidance that we live lives of excellence, authenticity, empathy and compassion in the face of doom.
Excerpt:
"This text is not for the faint of heart. Not only are the lights about to go out on industrial civilization, but the lights are about to go out on our species. Marching in lockstep with the dark days faced by society and Homo sapiens is my own heart, heavy with the knowledge in my head and the failure of my personal efforts. My prose in this work reflects the darkness of our final days. It's time to let go, one last time."
His writing is humorous, liquid, ironic at times and does not insult one's intelligence. 159 pgs. You have time to read before the lights go out...
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