I saw 'Castle in the sky' recently. Beyond its beauty and solarpunk themes, the movie is a great example of how destitution and anarchism should work: we could have power, but we reject it, we stop any possibility of authority to grow, we fiercely act against hierarchies.

While the villain, Muska, wishes to use the technology and military infrastructure that Laputa holds within its now infinite biodiversity for authoritarian purposes, Sheeta, the anarchist princess ( ) declines, using power against power, renouncing.

The end of the movie is quite symbolic: the non-human will persist beyond us, the pursue of infinite growth, domination, wars, power, will lead to our demise.

#studioghibli #castleinthesky #miyazaki #anime #anarchism #solarpunk #capitalism

I saw 'Castle in the sky' recently. Beyond its beauty and solarpunk themes, the movie is a great example of how destitution and anarchism should work: we could have power, but we reject it, we stop any possibility of authority to grow, we fiercely act against hierarchies.

While the villain, Muska, wishes to use the technology and military infrastructure that Laputa holds within its now infinite biodiversity for authoritarian purposes, Sheeta, the anarchist princess ( ) declines, using power against power, renouncing.

The end of the movie is quite symbolic: the non-human will persist beyond us, the pursue of infinite growth, domination, wars, power, will lead to our demise.

#studioghibli #castleinthesky #miyazaki #anime #anarchism #solarpunk #capitalism