Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part 1: The Myth of Male Power, p. 42.
“The coming years will prove increasingly cynical and cruel. People will definitely not slip into oblivion while hugging each other. The final stages in the life of humanity will be marked by the monstrous war of all against all: the amount of suffering will be maximal.”
Can Life Prevail?: A Revolutionary Approach to the Environmental Crisis. page 152
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