THIS is the Alternative to "Eco-Fascism"?

Here's a remarkable quotation from an op/ed by Adbusters activist Micah White in today's edition of the ever entertaining (but not overly concerned with factual accuracy) Guardian:

Democratic, anti-fascist environmentalism means marshalling the strength of humanity to suppress corporations. Only by silencing the consumerist forces will both climate catastrophe and ecological tyranny be averted. Yes, western consumption will be substantially reduced. But it will be done voluntarily and joyously.

What's remarkable is that White wants to suppress corporations and consumption as the alternative to full-blown eco-fascism being suggested by Finnish green activist (nutcase?) Pentti Linkola of whom Micah writes with justified alarm:

Linkola has built an environmentalist following by calling for an authoritarian, ecological regime that ruthlessly suppresses consumers. Largely unknown outside of Finland until the first English translation of his work was published last year, Linkola represents environmentalism pushed to its totalitarian extreme. "An ecocatastrophe is taking place on earth," he writes concluding several pages later that "discipline, prohibition, enforcement and oppression" are the only solution.

Linkola has a cunning ability to blend reasonable ecological precepts with shocking authoritarian solutions. His bold political programme includes ending the freedom to procreate, abolishing fossil fuels, revoking all international trade agreements, banning air traffic, demolishing the suburbs, and reforesting parking lots. As for those "most responsible for the present economic growth and competition", Linkola explains that they will be sent to the mountains for "re-education" in eco-gulags: "the sole glimmer of hope," he declares, "lies in a centralised government and the tireless control of citizens."

The whole eye-opening op/ed is well worth reading (and shuddering over).