A commons is a politics of belonging

A claim from [[George Monbiot]] as quoted in [[Free, Fair and Alive]].

A [[commons]] is a [[politics of belonging]].

Columnist George Monbiot has summed up the virtues of the commons nicely: “A commons … gives community life a clear focus. It depends on democracy in its truest form. It destroys inequality. It provides an incentive to protect the living world. It creates, in sum, a politics of belonging.”

– [[Free, Fair and Alive]]

Epistemic status

Type : [[claim]]

Gut feeling : 7

Confidence : 4

I don't fully know what a politics of belonging is. But I can see how commons fosters belonging.