Military expansion and corporate lobbying funnel resources away from public well-being and into systems of domination and control. This policy seeks to redirect power and money away from war and corporate elites.
Military expansion and corporate lobbying funnel resources away from public well-being and into systems of domination and control. This policy seeks to redirect power and money away from war and corporate elites.
Remember: Policy instruments are the means by which governments can achieve the degrowth goals/objectives we urgently need!
💡 Translation: Governments should serve people, not billionaires.
💰 Cap or abolish political donations to eliminate corporate control of politics.
🚪 End the revolving door between politics and business.
📰 Invest in independent local journalism and break up media conglomerates.
💡 Translation: Replace military and police dominance with community-led alternatives.
🛑 Abolish the prison-industrial complex and demilitarise police forces.
🏡 Invest in crisis response teams, community care, and education instead of policing.
⚖️ Decriminalise survival (e.g., homelessness, subsistence work, informal economies).
💡 Translation: Stop using public money for war, ethnic cleansing, genocide, destruction.
💣 Significantly reduce national military budgets.
🔫 Ban or strictly regulate arms trade, especially in conflict zones.
🌱 Redirect military funding toward peacebuilding and environmental protection.
💥 A just society prioritises care, not control and bloodshed.
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