以杭士基無政府主義密碼破解「去成長」對「綠色新政」世紀辯論

Resolving the Degrowth-GGND Deadlock with Chomsky’s Anarchism

氣候緊急狀態下，最具潛力緩解危機的「全球綠色新政」與「去成長」被視為互不相容的兩條路徑，而杭士基則被標籤為「反對去成長、支持綠色新政」。本文以其數十年來一貫的思想脈絡戳破此二元對立之虛幻本質，指出去成長運動從最根本處啟迪一般人對美好生活的想像，用一種與杭士基思想高度雷同的常識與願景催生意識革新，實際上是為綠色新政的實踐鋪路。杭士基無政府主義思想蘊藏了促成雙方善用彼此互補關係的關鍵密碼，凸顯二者功能雖不相同但各有角色，兩股力量應相加而非相減，共同為「沒有經濟成長的綠色新政」戮力合作。

The debate between the Global Green New Deal (GGND) and degrowth treats the two approaches, likely the two methods with the highest potential to effectively mitigate climate change, as incompatible. Under this dichotomy, Noam Chomsky has been labelled as pro-GGND and anti-degrowth. By way of analyzing Chomsky’s decades-long work on public decision-making, this article points out the absurdity of such a dichotomy. It highlights the striking similarity between Chomsky’s anarchist thinking and the degrowth movement in their visions of good life, freedom, and equality, and their usage of such visions in inspiring the public. The renewal of the public consciousness creates inducive conditions for implementing the GGND, which can then facilitate the convergent“Green New Deal without growth.”In sum, Chomsky’s anarchist insights can be surprisingly instrumental in nudging the two sides to work with rather than against each other.