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Let's say I am an anthropocentric terrorist. What would we be saying? And isn't that redundant somehow? If terrorists are ethnocentric, does that not also require you to indulge in anthro-centrism? I suppose if you are not an Anthro, then it's OK not to care the least bit whether you live or die. Or, even better, your death is more attractive to me than your life, especially if I might eat you, or at least use your well-blooded body to fertilize my barren soil, and assume your assets as my own. But, as long as I'm part of human nature, you have no negative campaign plans for my more timely demise? That could depend on whether I am a cultural supremacist, or just a generic anthro-species elitist, without further violent prejudices and control issues, and lack of ecological respect for Earth's healthy future. I suppose terrorists don't celebrate Earth Day, or not with any integrity. But if you were both a cultural and anthro supremacist and I am of your specific Tribe, as you cut up your Good v Bad World, then we're both good right? I can go about my business and you aren't trying to rain on or reign over my parade? Well, what if I were predisposed to live and let live within my little Tribe, but not to tolerate other competitive EgoManiacs? I guess I would be rather a jealous god of all I see and smell and touch and covet. Yes, safest to simply skip egocentrism altogether. Best for you; because not best for terrorist me. And what form or function remains for your self-identity? Without ego dominating consciousness of identity, replacement candidates might be zero-centrism, or eco-centrism, relational-functionalism, or EarthTribal integrity. These might remove this primal taproot for ethnocentric terror, and fear of kosmic death. And, if we lived in a culture of interdependent natural systems, and some say we do, well, actually, I don't think this is even a matter of scientific dispute; anyway, if we lived without ethnocentric walls and barriers, aversions and prejudice, what about ageism and sexism and straightism and LeftBrain elitism? Without ego-identity dominance, then we all share a polycultural polypath, a cooperative Commons of interrelationship. Diversity continues deeply rich and good within Earth's promising health for future generations of all species. These seem like nested root systems, from individual ego supremacy enabling prejudicial elitism both within AnthroFamily and between AnthroFamily and our more inclusive RNA/DNA languaged and sacred scriptured EarthTribe. Yes, if we could each just get over our less regenerative selves and further invest in polypathic cooperative planning and policies, strategies and logistics, we could create a shared Earth in which we would all find it much less risky to let go of our overly dominant EgoIdentity, ready to step into a more bicamerally balancing comprehension, consciousness of EarthTribe's sacred moment by moment primal identity; to see and hear and feel without, to love and resiliently resonate within. More of an Earth-bonded lover consuming and producing interdependent contentment, cooperatively researching contentiousness for content appropriate to each moment's full potential. Well, at least not an ego-ethno-anthro-centric terrorist. How about an ego-ethno-anthro integrative terrificist? I like EarthBound Wonderist. You sound like an unearthly wanderist. I suppose that's better than feeling like an Earth Day terrorist.
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