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murder-senpai · 4 years ago

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F A N F I C T I O N

Oh, hello there!! My name is Murder-senpai! I’m new here to tumblr sooooo don’t mind me being awkward n’ stuff. So this is gonna be like, what fandoms and characters I write for sOoooOoOo

AU’s and other stuff I’ll do: ABO, genderbend, hanahaki, soulmate, supernatural/power, soft yandere/ stockholm syndrome, coffee shop, modern, fantasy, baby/kid versions of characters, babysitter, neko, inu, kitsune, post apocalyptic, zombie, flower shop, book store, dragon, fairy tale, high school/college, mafia, pregnant, steampunk, merpeople, pirate, pirate/merperson, prison, reincarnation, famous, vampire, werewolf

There is more shit I’ll do but I can’t really think anymore so just request

(reader insert crap)

I will NOT do nsfw. This is a christian minecraft sever

You CAN request multiple character/poly and platonic stuff

If your not specific, I will choose between headcanons or a fic/drabble

If you request angst, I will give it a fluffy ending unless requested otherwise

Please be specific in your request ex: reader gender (fem, male, gender neutral)

Edit: I will now take character x character, character + character platonic stuff, aus (like, medevil bnha, or a story about friendship or enemies to friends or adoption, anything really), and stuff like that

Current hyperfixation (aka, what I will probably write better for/ do more): dream smp

Will probably put the scenario in a non specific arc

Fairy Tail:

Natsu

Gray

Loke/leo

Laxus

Sting

Rouge

Gajeel

Zeref

Jellal

Jackal

Lucy

Levy

Juvia

Guildarts

Freed

Erza

DBH:

Connor

Hank

Markus

Gavin

nines

ATLA:

Aang

Zuko

Sokka

Katara

Toph

mai

ty lee

azula

BNHA:

Izuku

Katsuki

Shouto

Denki

Eijiro

Tenya

Toshinori

Shouta

hizashi

fumikage

neito

mirio

takami

hitoshi

inasa

Enji

keigo

rumi

momo

mina

ochaco

dabi

shigaraki

overhaul

sir nighteye

kurogiri

toga

twice

Inuyasha:

Inuyahsa

kagome

naraku

miroku

koga

sesshomaru

sango

BNA:

michiru

shirou

nazuna

alan

marie

pinga

Sherlock:

Sherlock

john

moriarty

mycroft

greg

molly

Harry potter:

harry

ron

hermione

draco

cedric

Black Butler:

ciel

sebastian

bard

finny

ash

claude

alois

triplets

william

grell

ronald

undertaker

joker

dagger

agni

soma

pluto

beast

lizzy

mey-rin

ran-mao

edward

aleistar

vincent

real ciel (I refer to him as astre tho)

snake

charles grey

charles phipps

gregory

cheslock

joanne

maurice

herman

clayton

lawrance

mcmillan

edgar

blavat

seiglinde

MLB:

Marinette/ladybug

adrien/chat noir

gabriel/hawkmoth

nathaniel

marc

luka

alya

nino

felix

bridgette

chloe

TPN:

emma

ray

norman

don

gilda

leslie

Undertale:

sans

papyrus

frisk

toriel

chara

asriel

asgore

grillby

gaster

mettaton

blooky

AU’s- underfell, mafiatale, mafiafell, underswap, swapfell

Beastars:

legoshi

haru

louis

juno

gouhin

melon

Gravity falls:

dipper

mable

ford

wendy

robbie

bill

AU-reverse falls, monster falls

SVTFOE:

star

marco

tom

toffee

Hazbin:

alastor

angle dust

charlie

husk

vaggie

lucifer

val

vox

Pokemon:

Gladion

ash

clemont

serena

james

jesse

zeraora

lucario

mewtwo

zacian

zamazenta

literally any pokemon but those are my fave(and human versions ofc either is fine)

guzma

kukui

alain

lysandre

bede

hop

leon

milo

allister

raihan

marnie

piers

ACNH:

tom nook

raymond

lobo

kabuki

lolly

marshal

Isabelle

redd

fang

Avengers:

tony

steve

bucky

clint

natasha

dr. strange

thor

loki

peter

Voltron:

lance

keith

shiro

hunk

lotor

pidge

Aggretsuko:

tadano

haida

hyoudou

The hobbit:

literally JUST smaug

MLP:

twilight

pinkie

apple jack

rainbow

fluttershy

rarity

discord

Maid sama:

takumi

misaki

shoichiro

the three idiots

aoi (totaly gives off a ciel/lizzy vibe don’t even lie)

sotaro

tora

kanade

kuga

koma

yujiro

shosei

Naruto:

naruto

sauske

kakashi

itachi

gaara

neji

shikamaru

kurama

kiba

OHSHC:

tamaki

haruhi

hikaru

karou

both twins

kyoya

hunny

mori

kasanoda

nekosawa

Cells at work:

white blood cell

red blood cell

killer t cell

Little witch academia:

atsuko

diana

sucy

lotte

amanda

andrew

louis

frank

Pucca:

pucca

garu

tobe

abyo

Glitter force:

emily/Miyuki

kelsey/Akane

lily/Yayoi

april/Nao

chole/Reika

ulric/wolfrun

rascal

Glitter force doki doki:

ira

maya/Mana

rachel/Rikka

clara/Alice

mackenzie/Makoto

TMNT(2012):

leonardo

raphael

michelangelo

donatello

splinter

april

ROTG:

aster bunnymund

north

pitch

sandy

jack

tooth

Soul eater:

death the kid

soul

black star

maka

stein

Aot:

levi

eren

armin

mikasa

jean

erwin

IT(2017):

pennywise

richie

beverly

eddie

stanley

ben

bill

henry

patrick

victor

belch

bowers gang

losers club

kamisama kiss:

nanami

tomoe

mizkui

kurama

otohiku

mikage

jiro

The outsiders:

dallas

darry

ponyboy

johnny

two-bit

steve

soda

Diabolik lovers:

shu

reiji

ayato

laito

kanato

subaru

yui

karlheinz

kou

azuza

carla

ruki

richter

yuma

shin

Hamilton:

alex

john

king george

george washington

lafayette

hercules

philip

aaron

thomas

Venom(2018):

eddie/venom

Tokyo mew mew:

ichigo

zakuro

tart

pie

Kisshu

Fran bow

Fran

remor

itward

mr. midnight

Steven universe

steven

connie

pearl

amethyst

larz

sadie

garnet

lapiz

peridot

spinel

Haven't you heard i'm sakamoto

sakamota

Shou

Gargantia on the verdurous planet

ledo

amy

Animaniacs

yakko

wakko

dot

Over the garden wall

wirt

beast

Sonic

sonic

tails

knuckles

amy

shadow

Snow white with the red hair

Shirayuki

zen

obi

The sacrificial princess and the king of beasts(manga)

Leonhart

Sariphi

Lanteveldt

Anubis/Sirius

Jormungand

Fenrir

Nir

Joz

Ilya

Beetlejuice(musical)

beetlejuice

lydia

Creepypasta

Jeff the killer

slenderman

offenderman

trenderman

splenderman

ticci toby

masky

hoodie

BEN drowned

eyeless jack

laughing jack

homicidal liu

zalgo

clockwork

Jason the toymaker

puppeteer

Yu-gi-oh

Seto Kaiba

FNAF

Freddy

bonnie

chica

foxy

golden freddy

toy freddy

toy bonnie

toy chica

mangle (male and female ver pls specify)

marionette ^

springtrap

william afton/ purple guy

baby

funtime freddy

ennard

nightmare freddy

nightmare bonnie

nightmare chica

nightmare foxy

nightmare mangle

fredbear

nightmare fredbear

Cuphead

cuphead

mugman

devil

king dice

Bendy and the ink machine

bendy

boris

alice

Duck tales

Scrooge (aged down tho)

webby

della

donald

louie

dewey

huey

launchpad

lena

Dream smp

everyone (all platonic. Will do reader stuff, but would prefer more character +character interactions, specifically, SBI. PLSSS give me sbi stuff, ill marry you)

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giuliafc · 4 years ago

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Chinese horoscopes and Miraculous

Hi there!

I actually wrote this article for a Facebook group during the summer, but i had completely forgotten about it until I read the very in-depth analysis of Kagami's role in the series written by @geekgirles . There, she mentioned the bit in Ikari Gozen that had got me started on this research, so I thought why not? let's 'delight' you with this indepth analysis of the four characters of Marinette, Adrien, Luka and Kagami based on what we know of their zodiac signs in the Chinese horoscope. There are a couple of things that may surprise you.

First of all, let's put a lovely wee "keep reading" tag, so it doesn't clog your board, because it's a little long (ah, the understatement!)

Now. Here we are and if you clicked on carry on reading it means that you may be interested so... welcome welcome.

Apologies for the length

Let's first of all talk about how the Chinese horoscope can give us a clue as of the characters age and date of birth.

In Ikari Gozen we find out that Marinette is a Snake in the Chinese horoscope. This narrows the search for her date of birth to two very precise years. 2013 or 2001. Now... counting that if she was born in 2013 she would be 7 now, it's most likely that she's born in 2001. In the French edition she is revealed instead to be a Leo. Which places her birthday in late July/beginning of August 2001. Kagami instead is revealed to be a Dragon, and a Scorpio, which places her birthday around November 2000. In an official Marinette’s Instagram post her birthday has been revealed as the 20th of November, IIRC.

Now... not only this is a great deal of trivia information for us fans, which also helps us place the timeline of the story, which hasn't yet reached a full year in Canon from the start (in the Felix episode it's revealed that it's the first anniversary of Emilie’s disappearance. Hence in 3 series the story has advanced only by less than one year). It also helps up place the birthdays of some other characters.

Adrien for example. His birthday was series 1 episode 1, quite far from Marinette's birthday in Befana. So it's likely that he's a dragon like Kagami (which would also make sense thinking that Kagami is a character that mirrors Adrien's life and situation. But this isn't the place to discuss such thing, i refer to the very well developed article written by @geekgirles if you want to know more). A lot of people have theorised that he may be a Libra and be born maybe at the beginning of October, but of this I have no proof.

However, coming back to the Dragon sign it gets even more interesting, guys. If one of you have got more in-depth information and this comes up to be wrong I do apologise. I performed quite of an extensive research on the subject but of course I'm no astrologist so I can be wrong. That said... Not only the Dragon is considered the sign of the Emperor in the Chinese horoscope, and a lucky sign (ha). But 2000 is also the year of the Golden Dragon (metal). What better description than a golden dragon for our handsome sunshine?

It gets even better when you get to the Dragon man's personality. Loves to be the centre of the attention. Natural flirts (ha! Touché Chat Noir!). Hot headed. Stubborn. Competitive. Naturally attracts money and women. Full of energy. Do I need any more proof that Adrien is a Dragon?

Let's see what the horoscope says about the Snake, and let's compare it to Marinette/Ladybug, so you understand why I'm pretty sure that the production looked this up quite in detail and that Chinese astrology can be at the base of our beloved characters.

So the Snake woman is intuitive, intelligent, reserved and mysterious, has deep thinking, a mind that goes a mile per minute. Because they are smart and come quickly to solutions, they are great in crisis situations. They're able to step back and consider workable solutions. They are determined, sensual and smart and have innate wisdom. Doesn't this speak Marinette AND Ladybug from a mile?

Now... Luka. Until last week we weren’t really that sure of how old Luka was, Astruc had said that he was a couple of years older than Marinette, but Zag’s website had highlighted that Luka was Juleka’s twin brother which, counting that Juleka was in Marinette’s class, didn’t make any sense. But last weekend Astruc has actually confirmed that Juleka has repeated a year and that yes, Luka is her twin brother.

Already before knowing this I had a look at the personality of the previous signs in the horoscope, and I had strong feelings that Luka may be a Rabbit, which would make him born in 1999 and one year older than Adrien. And this has been confirmed, so now we know. He is indeed a rabbit. Do you want proof? Rabbit men are calm, extraordinarily polite, and will do everything to avoid conflict. They have control over themselves and are sometimes conservatives. They can be considered a "yes-man", but have a line that they will never cross. They like organising, decorating, helping the wife/gf. They are great friends but don't like getting too close to someone. They are shy, introverted, honest, cuddle-lovers and attention givers. They are associated with the western sign of cancer, which is associated with the moon and the arts. Tell me if this doesn't speak Luka by a mile?

Now a little bit of trivia that will make you laugh is... in the Chinese horoscope the cat doesn't exist. The legend says that Buddha invited the animals to a dinner, and the mouse tricked the cat and didn't wake him up, making him miss out on being chosen for the horoscope. However in TAIWAN things are different and the Cat takes the place of the RABBIT in the horoscope. The confusion seems to come from the old Chinese word for Rabbit, Mao, which sounds like the Taiwanese word for Cat Mau. So the sign of the Rabbit is also the sign of the Cat. Oh the irony!!

Snakes are yin energy. Rabbits are also yin energy. Dragons are yang energy.

But it gets better! Let's look at love compatibility, shall we? *rubs hands* hehe...

Dragon man x Dragon woman (Adrien and Kagami) can be steamy and can work only if both have their own realm to shine on, because both are too competitive and can get into competition with each other. They love to be the centre of their world. They're great leaders but want the spotlight and don't settle for less. They're both independent and stubborn and their personality will clash, making it difficult to maintain the relationship going. They require a lot of love and admiration. They will never give in and apparently two dragons have a good physical relationship, mostly.

They CAN work together, but only if each has their own way to shine.

Sorry, Adrigami shippers.

Dragon man x snake woman (Adrien and Marinette): they can be an excellent couple. They find each other physically attractive. The dragon is bold and full of energy, the snake is appealing in a more subtle way. Excellent romantic relationship, they both have strong personalities that attract each other. They share a degree of savoir-faire that prevents serious concerns. The male dragon will be tempted to stray, but he will know better than doing that, because he knows very well that his companion has hidden poisonous fangs (lol) and is VERY jealous... so he will look but not touch (the wise one will at least). Snake women love success and attention, but they're not as flashy as dragon men so they will be more subtle. Snake women are self-possessive, devoted and can give a good boost of confidence to a dragon man. She will be better at handling finances than him (that wouldn't surprise me in adrienette!). They both like fine things but Snake will teach Dragon to not overspend. Little trivia: the dragon was the sign of the emperor and the snake was the advisor. So they work very well in tandem. Their union will be full of passion and personal satisfaction.

Adrienette is in the stars, guys.

Now last but not least... Snake woman x Rabbit/cat man (Luka and Marinette, but in a way even Chat Noir and Ladybug): very good couple too, they enjoy great conversation and have great time together. They make great friends. Snake loves the attention Rabbit gives and Rabbit is drawn by her sensuousness. They start as friends and have enticing conversations, which draws them together. When they start dating they realise they have similar tastes. They love cuddling in a hidden corner and will feel safe in their cosy nest to explore each other's sensuality. They can make a strong couple, unless their personalities start clashing. Rabbit can get annoyed at Snake's love for novelty and her extravagance, which may cause friction. If their temper clashes, they can't overcome differences.

So... Lukanette can work too, sorry guys. But as highlighted, it also works very well as a friendship. And sadly it's the same for Ladynoir...

What I find funny in all of this is that, if this is true, Luka has the Snake miraculous, Marinette is a Snake sign, Luka is a cat sign, Adrien is a cat miraculous, Adrien and Kagami are a dragon sign, Kagami is a dragon miraculous... Jesus what a circle! Add to the mix Marinette as the RAT miraculous and we have a real laugh… (if any of you has ever watched Fruit Basket, the Japanese anime about the Chinese horoscope, you know perfectly well what I’m talking about!) and Snake/Rabbit as friends and potential couple works for both Lukanette AND Ladynoir, counting that rabbit = cat. And then you think about how Chat Noir bounces on his baton and you think "yes that's a rabbit, indeed"!

Any thoughts?

(apologies if this reflection doesn’t make sense to you!)

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #miraculous les aventures de ladybug et chat noir #miraculous lb #miraculous marinette #miraculous adrien #miraculous chat noir #miraculous luka #Kagami

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ocandrew1 · 3 years ago

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turquoisewisteria · 4 years ago

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FOR THE FANDOM MEME: A Q X Z -

Thank you very much for asking! I didn’t really expect people to ask me :3

A - Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

I honestly prefer friendships more than romantic pairings but my otps would be Takao x Kai and Hiromi x Boris-looking at the holy content the fandom has brought us-. If I see some more content I have a feeling like Queen x Ming Ming will be added to this list as well. Still, I enjoy other ships a lot too!(the amount of highest quality Yuriy x Kai stuff is amazing) And I can say that my non-Beyblade otp is Zutara.

Q - A ship you’ve abandoned and why

I liked Takao x Hiromi when I was a child but not anymore.

X - top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM

they all are my babies!!!!! this question is very hard

in no particular order:

- Yuriy

- Olivier

- Max

-Kai

-Takao

-Sergei

-Emily

-Giancarlo

-Mao

-Kyouju

But still, hard question and many others could be included here.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go (prompts optional but encouraged)

I’d like to start this TED talk with a concept: The real champion was not Takao, it was the person in the shadows-Kyouju lol. I’d like to think that, for example, if he was part of the Neo-Borgs, they would have won the last championship with a huuge gap with the other teams. I know that y’all don’t like the fact that Neo-Borgs lost that match without Takao but that episode was one of my favourite ones since my nerd boy finally got some recognition. Even though this boy is the tech guy who has been with the champion team 3 times in a row. Even Takao mocks Kyouju a lot when all he is doing is pulling all-nighters and trying his best! Also I don’t like how Max gets treated most of the show, that boy deserved better. My first champion is Kyouju and my second one is Max. These children were given us as the brains(along with Hiromi and Emily) and they were mistreated. Give the characters the treatment they deserve.(I didn’t talk about the bey-girl mistreatment since this subject is covered a lot,but yes, add it here too)

#stroblitzfalborg #asks

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parfaitkiwi · 4 years ago

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A C Q R X - Fandom meme 😊

First of all, thank you for my first ever ask 😭.

A - Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s) I don’t think I have any super strong OTPs, but I tend to gravitate towards to Tala/YuriyxKai. Definitely not opposed to a Tala/YuriyxBoris, either. Overall, I’m not really picky, and there’s not really one be all end all ship for me.

....I will also ship PPB Michael with almost anyone. C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will (be nice) Yuriy/TalaxJulia I love Yuriy. I love Julia. Them together just is off to me...I don’t know what it is, either. Something about them though just does not vibe for me, though.

I’ve actually been kind of bummed about this because there has been a lot of content floating around for them recently, and I feel like I am missing out, but something about it just isn’t my jam 😟. All y’all do you, though! Q - A ship you’ve abandoned and why I used to be really into TyKa, probably because it’s the first ship I ever encountered (before I even knew what ships were), but I really just love them both so much as a Bromance, and just tend to pair them more with other people now.

If anyone ships them, though, go for it. Do your thang. R - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships One of my favourite fics had a cheeky l’il side Tala/YuriyxPPBMichael. It was done really well, both them left fairly in character (especially for how I characterized both them at the time, and within the conditions of the AU), and I’ve thought about it for years now.

X - top 5-10 characters who are yoUR PRECIOUS BABIES AND YOU WILL DIE DEFENDING THEM In no particular order:

1. Eddy - Boy didn’t even get the Steve treatment in G-Rev. At least Steve got taken out of the season entirely. We just get a sad little Eddy in G-Rev, with a weird design, and who could really contribute a lot to the team in terms of cool confidence vs the over the top cockiness of his teammates. 2. Tala/Yuriy - On top of the fact that he’s had a wild ride of life, I like how how he can be so versatile. Want him to be serious, soft spoken, but sharp? Got it. Want him to be a chaotic force to be reckoned with? Got it. A mix between all of them above? Go ahead. I also just love how he grows into a more self assured and sassy dude...and how he doesn’t take any of Kai’s ish....or, tries not to, rather.

...And he’s super cute.

3.Max - I feel bad that he used to (less so now!) get reduced to some kid on a sugar high when he is one of the better fleshed out characters (in my opinion). I think a lot of this was due to the fandom skewing quite young in the beginning (as was I), and now that, you know, we’re all a bit older and wiser, there’s been a bit more fleshing out for most the characters in the series, Max included :).

4.Mao/Mariah - I like a girl who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go for it. She’s very multi-dimensional, and I like how she is both a badass blader, but also can take a step back and take on a more supportive role as well. Wish could have battled more in G-Rev, though.

5.PPB Michael - He’s just fun....That’s all I got. I think he seems like a cool guy underneath the over confident exterior.

....So many others though....so....many....others....Emily comes to mind, but I’ve already written a lot about her, so I’ll save it 😅

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s-stamper · 6 years ago

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What are your favorite Beyblade ships, and what do you love about them?

Kai X Hilary: I love the sweetness and the “Knight in shinning armor” kind of feel that it has.

Tyson X Hilary: The whole “Friendship first” thing has always appealed to me for some odd reason.

Kai X Julia: I love the entire dramatic dynamic of this ship. They just…. fit. Read, “Together Forever” by Rainbow-Winged Phoenix and you might see what I mean.

Kai X Mao (Mariah): I know she likes Rei but something about this couple seems sweet and a little bit starcrossed or somewhat forbidden to me.

Kai X Mathilda: I don’t see them as a couple persay, just sort of a “Shy girl watching the popular boys play and then deciding to join them so she can find out how she really feels. Is it love or just admiration?” In all actuality, I think she’d just see him as a protective older brother once she really got to know him.

Kai X Tyson: Hot dudes. Need I say more? … Probably.

Kai X Wyatt (Yuya): You can’t tell me Yuya didn’t have a little crush on Kai. It’s just so cute.

Kai X Ray: I can see it being possible. But I ship KaiTy more.

Kai X Tala: Hehe, they’re funny.

Gou X Lin: Not much to say here realy.

Ray X Salima: They crushed my 12-year-old soul when they made these two. So cute.

Max X Mariam: I like drama.

Kenny X Emily, Max X Emily: Either one would be plausible and both are friggin adorable.

Kenny X Ming-Ming: It’s cute and a wee bit fun.

Makoto X Lin: I ship Gou with her more but this seems cute. They’d probably argue a lot, like Tyson and Hilary.

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milliondollarbaby87 · 5 years ago

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Best Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios

Best Indie Feature

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles – Sygnatia, Glow, Submarine, Hampa Animation Studio

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix

Okko’s Inn – Madhouse

Promare – TRIGGER, XFLAG

Weathering With You – Toho Co., LTD. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films

Best Special Production

Guava Island, “Titles and Prologue” – Six Point Harness / Amazon

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation

Infinity Train, “The Perennial Child” – Cartoon Network Studios

SpongeBob SquarePants, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” – Nickelodeon and Jonas & Co.

Zog – Magic Light Pictures

Best Short Subject

Acid Rain – Animoon

DONT KNOW WHAT – Thomas Renoldner

Je sors acheter des cigarettes – Miyu Productions

Purpleboy – Bando à Parte, Rainbox Productions, Ambiances… asbl, Luna Blue Film

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days – Ciclope Filmes, National Film Board of Canada, Les Armateurs

Best VR

Bonfire – Baobab Studios

GLOOMY EYES – ATLAS V

Kaiju Confidential – ShadowMachine

Best Commercial

Dove Self-Esteem Project x Steven Universe: “Social Media”Cartoon Network / Dove / Chromosphere

Fortnite Season 7 Launch SpotEpic Games / Screen Novelties / iam8bit

The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster – Nexus Studios

Best TV/Media – Preschool

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix

Elena of Avalor – Disney Television Animation

Let’s Go Luna! – Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group

Norman Picklestripes – Factory

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – Brown Bag Films / 9 Story Media Group

Best TV/Media – Children

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel

Niko and the Sword of Light – Titmouse, Amazon Studios

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – DreamWorks Animation

The Tom and Jerry Show – Warner Bros. Animation

Best TV/Media – General Audience

Big Mouth – Netflix

BoJack Horseman – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix

Harley Quinn – Warner Bros. Animation

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix

Undone – Tornante Company and Amazon Studios

Best Student Film

Con Fuerza – Savannah College of Art and Design

Gravedad – Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH Animationsinstitut

The Fox & The Pigeon – Sheridan College

Un diable dans la poche – GOBELINS, l’école de l’image

Best FX for TV/Media

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Manuel Reyes Halaby, Cristiana Covone, Koya Masubuchi, Jean Claude Nouchy, Dustin Henning

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Viktor Németh, Szabolcs Illés, Ádám Sipos , Vladimir Zhovna

My Moon – Eusong Lee, Co-produced with Chromosphere Nominees: Stéphane Coëdel, Natan Moura

Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures – Lucasfilm, Titmouse, Inc. Nominees: Araiza Tokumasu Naoki

Tales of Arcadia: 3Below – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Greg Lev, Igor Lodeiro, Chen Ling, Brandon Tyra

Best FX for Feature

Abominable –DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Amaury Aubel, James Jackson, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Alex Timchenko

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Benjamin Fiske, Alex Moaveni, Jesse Erickson, Dimitre Berberov, Kee Nam Suong

Missing Link – Laura E Gross Nominees: Eric Wachtman, David Horsley, Peter Stuart, Timu Khodzhaev, Joe Strasser

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Alexis Angelidis, Amit Ganapati Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller, Matthew Kiyoshi Wong

Weathering With You – GKIDS Nominees: Hidetsugu Ito, Yuko Nakajima, Jumi Lee, Ryosuke Tsuda

Best Character Animation – TV/Media

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Chris O’HaraDisney

Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Juliane Martin

His Dark Materials – BBC Studios Nominees: Aulo Licinio

How to Train Your Dragon Homecoming – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Andrew Muir

Robot Chicken – Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Nominees: Scott DaRos

Best Character Animation – Animated Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Andrew Ford

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Dane Stogner

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Rani Naamani

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Martins

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Rachelle Lambden

Best Character Animation – Live Action

Alita: Battle Angel – Weta Digital Nominees: Michael Cozens

Avengers: Endgame – Weta Digital Nominees: Sidney Kombo-Kintombo

Game of Thrones – Season 8 Episode 3 “The Long Night” – Dance of the Dragons – Image Engine Nominees: Jason Snyman, Sheik Ghafoor, Maia Neubig, Michael Siegel, Cheri Fojtik

Pokémon Detective Pikachu – Framestore Nominees: Dale Newton, Waiyin Mendoza, Rochelle Flynn, Leila Gaed, Paul Jones

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME – Steven Argula Nominees: Joakim Riedinger

Best Character Animation – Video Game

Gears 5 – Cinematic AnimationThe Coalition/ Microsoft Nominees: Brian Whitmire

KINGDOM HEARTS III – SQUARE ENIX Nominees: Munenori Shinagawa, Kayoko Yajima, Koji Hamada, Koji Inoue

Sinclair Snake: Museum Mischief – Chromosphere / Within Nominees: Tommy Rodricks, Natan Moura, Nelson Boles

Unruly Heroes – Magic Design Studios Nominees: Sebastien Parodi, Nicolas Leger

Best Character Design – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Keiko Murayama

DC Super Hero Girls – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Lauren Faust

T.O.T.S. – Titmouse / Disney Junior Nominees: John Jagusak

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Chris Mitchell

Victor and Valentino – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: FABIEN MENSE

Best Character Design – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio Nominees: Nico Marlet

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Bill Schwab

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Torsten Schrank

Spies in Disguise – Blue Sky Studios Nominees: José Manuel Fernández Oli

The Addams Family – MGM and BRON Creative Nominees: Craig Kellman

Best Direction – TV/Media

Ask the Storybots – JibJab Bros. Studios for Netflix Nominees: Jeff Gill

DC Super Hero Girls – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Natalie Wetzig

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Alonso Ramirez Ramos

Rilakkuma & Kaoru – Dwarf for Netflix Nominees: Masahito Kobayashi

Ultraman – Production IG, SOLA Digital Arts for Netflix Nominees: Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki

Best Direction – Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Pablos

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Chris Butler

Weathering With You – Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films Nominees: Makoto Shinka

Best Music – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Jared Lee Gosselin, Steve D’Angelo, Lorenzo Castell

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Rob Cairns

Seis Manos – VIZ Media / Powerhouse Animation Studios Nominees: Carl Thiel

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Sunna Wehrmeijer

The Tom and Jerry Show – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Vivek Maddala

Best Music – Feature

AWAY – Dream Well Studios Nominees: Gints Zilbalodis

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Christophe Beck, Frode Fjellheim, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Dan Levy

Spies in Disguise – Blue Sky Studios Nominees: Mark Ronson, Theodore Shapiro

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Randy Newman

Best Production Design – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Eastwood Wong, Sylvia Liu, Elaine Lee, Linda Fong, Emily Paik

Disney Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Alan Bodner, Brian Woods, Steven Nicodemus, Laura Price, Leonard Robledo

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Alberto Mielgo

Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart – Cartoon Network, Titmouse, Inc. Nominees: Khang Le, Chris Fisher, Gael Bertrand, Deodato Pangandoyon, Howard Chen

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Chris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Aunet, DanBob Thompson, Aaron Spurgeon

Best Production Design – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Max Boas, Paul Duncan, Christopher Brock, Cecline Da Hyeu Kim, Jane Li

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Pierre-Olivier Vincent, Kirsten Kawamura, Woonyoung Jung, Iuri Lioi

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Szymon Biernaki, Marcin Jakubowski

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Nelson Lowry, Santiago Montiel, Trevor Dalmer

The Addams Family – MGM and Bron Creative Nominees: Patricia Atchison, Maisha Moore, Chris Souza, Jack Yu

Best Storyboarding – TV/Media

Carmen Sandiego – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing and DHX Media for Netflix Nominees: Kenny Park

Carole & Tuesday – Bones for Netflix Nominees: Shinichiro Watanabe

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Owen Sullivan

Snoopy in Space – Apple Nominees: Riccardo Durante

Zog – Magic Light Pictures Nominees: Max Lang

Best Storyboarding – Feature

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Julien Bisaro

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Sergio Pablos

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Julián Nariño

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Oliver Thomas

Best Voice Acting – TV/Media

Big City Greens – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Marieve Herington

Bob’s Burgers – 20th Century FOX / Bento Box Entertainment Nominees: H. Jon Benjamin

Steven Universe – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: Sarah Stiles

Tigtone – Titmouse, Inc., Babyhemyth Productions, Williams Street Nominees: Debi Derryberry

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Ali Wong

Best Voice Acting – Feature

Abominable – DreamWorks Animation / Pearl Studio Nominees: Tenzing Norgay Trainor

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Josh Gad

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus – CJ Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix Nominees: Richard Horvitz

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Illumination Nominees: Jenny Slate

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Tony Hale

Best Writing – TV/Media

Apple & Onion – Cartoon Network Studios Nominees: George Gendi, Michael Gendi, Deepak Sethi, Eric Acosta, Sean Szeles

BoJack Horseman – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Alison Tafel

Pinky Malinky – Nickelodeon Animation Studios for Netflix Nominees: Sheela Shrinivas, Aminder Dhaliwal, Rikke Asbjoern

Tuca & Bertie – Tornante Productions, LLC for Netflix Nominees: Shauna McGarry

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum – Brown Bag Film / 9 Story Media Group Nominees: Meghan Read

Best Writing – Feature

Frozen 2 – Walt Disney Animation Studios Nominees: Jennifer Lee

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: Dean DeBlois

I Lost My Body – Xilam for Netflix Nominees: Jérémy Clapin, Guillaume Laurant

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom

Weathering With You – Toho Co., Ltd. / STORY Inc. / CoMix Wave Films Nominees: Makoto Shinkai, Makoto Shinkai

Best Editorial – TV/Media

Big Hero 6: The Series – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Dao Le, Joe Molinari, Charles T. Jones, David Vasquez

DC Super Hero Girls – Warner Bros. Animation Nominees: Torien Blackwolf

Disney Mickey Mouse – Disney TV Animation/Disney Channel Nominees: Tony Molina

Green Eggs and Ham – Warner Bros. Animation for Netflix Nominees: Margaret Hou

Love, Death & Robots – Blur for Netflix Nominees: Bo Juhl, Stacy Auckland, Valerian Zamel

Best Editorial – Feature

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – DreamWorks Animation Nominees: John K. Carr, Mark Hester, Mary Blee

Klaus – Netflix Presents A Production of The Spa Studios and Atresmedia Cine Nominees: Pablo García Revert

Missing Link – LAIKA, LLC Nominees: Stephen Perkins

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Illumination Nominees: Tiffany Hillkurtz

Toy Story 4 – Pixar Animation Studios Nominees: Axel Geddes, Torbin Xan Bullock, Greg Snyder

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Political Scenarios for Climate Disaster

Political Situations for Local weather Catastrophe

Within the International North we frequently act as if our future might be a hotter model of right now: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance coverage, minus coral reefs. That future is a fantasy.

Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright &squarf; Summer time 2019 A bicyclist surveys a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas. (Emily Kask/ AFP/Getty Pictures)

The scientific consensus is past debate: due to burning an ever-increasing quantity of fossil fuels, our world is present process deep and speedy local weather change. Sadly, the responses of the most important states (notably the USA) have fallen far brief of what’s wanted with respect to decreasing carbon emissions. Temperatures proceed to rise; the Earth’s ecosystems are reworking earlier than our eyes. However the coming modifications are usually not restricted to climate or the pure surroundings. The world’s social, political, and financial techniques are sure to vary as properly, maybe basically. Nonetheless, right here within the International North we frequently act as if our future will probably be a hotter model of at the moment: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance coverage, minus coral reefs.

That future is a fantasy. It already has a chance near zero.

So how are we to consider options? Some flip towards doom-saying and prognostications of collapse. An increasing viewers eagerly consumes books with titles like Dropping Earth or Studying to Die within the Anthropocene. Every provides variations on apocalyptic themes, an anti-politics for the world after the autumn of human civilization.

There isn’t any real looking state of affairs for addressing local weather change that doesn’t contain a complete reorganization of human societies within the fairly close to time period. But we emphasize reorganization, not collapse or apocalypse. As a species, humanity will virtually definitely survive the approaching centuries. However who will survive, and the way they’ll stay, is genuinely unsure. The distribution of the burdens of considerable adaptation—which is now inevitable, regardless of the extent of future carbon mitigation—and the political-economic means by which distribution is carried out: these are pressing points dealing with us all.

On the coronary heart of those issues is the capitalist nation-state that buildings our world. Each different type of political-economic group derives from and is irreducibly dependent upon it. It’s virtually inconceivable to think about a world with out it; even these with pretentions to international energy often assume its centrality by way of the territorial or military-political enlargement of an imperial nation-state. Nevertheless one chooses so far the origins of the capitalist nation-state, accelerating planetary local weather change poses the best menace in its historical past. In contrast to the opposite “everlasting emergency” to which the organizational problem of addressing local weather change is ceaselessly in contrast—the Second World Conflict—the present menace isn’t restricted to this or that nation-state or transnational alliance. It’s, fairly, a menace to the sovereignty of the nation-state in all places as a way of organizing human collectivities. How those that train energy right now, and the actions that problem them, reply to local weather change may have an unlimited affect on human life sooner or later. If we need to perceive these processes, we’re pressured to take a position about how states and elites will try and form hotter and weirder futures. And if we search to make sure justice, democracy, and equitability, we should think about how the present conjuncture will develop and act in mild of that evaluation.

In Local weather Leviathan: A Political Concept of Our Planetary Future (2018, Verso), we examined what futures might plausibly emerge from the present geopolitical order. Will the nation-state-based zero-sum parceling of territorial sovereignty persist within the face of what’s generally described because the world’s largest collective motion drawback? Will that world stay within the thrall of capital? Even among the many very wealthy, the notion that modes of life that don’t exacerbate local weather change are incompatible with the infinite accumulation and power throughput of up to date capitalism is starting to sound like widespread sense. Because the writer of the UK authorities’s 2006 Stern Assessment famously put it, local weather change “have to be considered market failure on the best scale the world has seen.”

These two questions—of sovereignty and of capitalism—level towards 4 tough paths. We name these Local weather Leviathan, Local weather Mao, Local weather Behemoth, and Local weather X. Local weather Leviathan describes an emergent international order dedicated to the consolidation of capitalism by way of the group of a type of planetary sovereignty that may overcome the collective motion drawback. Local weather Mao would symbolize a equally planetary-scale “answer,” however one devoted to an anti-capitalist order. Local weather Behemoth describes a worldwide association animated by a chauvinistic capitalist and nationalist politics that denies—till it may possibly solely denounce—the menace local weather change poses to nationwide capitals. Local weather X is the identify we give the gathering of actions that pursue international local weather justice: actions that construct non-capitalist political economies, and assemble solidarities at a number of scales that reject the political logic of sovereignty.

These 4 broad trajectories usually are not equally doubtless. Local weather Leviathan is probably the most believable, if not probably the most preferable, for causes just like these behind Fredric Jameson’s well-known line: “it’s simpler to think about the top of the world than to think about the top of capitalism.” We’re already witnessing Local weather Leviathan emerge as widespread sense in a lot of the liberal- capitalist a part of the world. It’s a planetary mode of energy organized round adaptation, in an effort to perpetuate the present international distribution of energy and wealth. It has the facility of incumbency, together with the political-economic, army, and ideological energy of the states and regimes that decide the prevailing order value preserving. The collective desperation with which a lot of the progressive group in North America and Western Europe watches occasions unfold on the Copenhagen or Paris local weather negotiations exhibits a widespread want for a local weather sovereignty that decides who can emit and the way a lot, who and learn how to adapt, and find out how to apportion the prices. Many people appear to lengthy for somebody to find out how issues are going to be, within the curiosity of saving life on Earth.

Local weather Behemoth additionally has an orientation towards the capitalist established order, however in contrast to Leviathan it’s vociferously “anti-globalist”—in different phrases, it’s a capitalist order characterised by a reactionary, often racist, macho-nationalism. Local weather Behemoth right now expresses itself most fiercely in local weather denialism, a conspiracy-mongering worry that an emergent, cryptically hegemonic Local weather Leviathan is the foremost “globalist” menace to the nationalist-capitalist ultimate that animates a lot of the modern Republican Celebration and segments of the Conservative events within the UK and Canada.

Behemoth is a big menace to international stability particularly insofar as its present seats of energy quantity amongst them the USA. We completed the e-book in mid-2017, quickly after Donald Trump was put in within the White Home, not completely ready for a way properly he was forged on this position. Equally belligerent reactionary denialist blocs, principally led by Trump sycophants, have captured government energy in a number of different states in each the International South and North, most notably Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Trump and Bolsonaro are among the many few world leaders to label local weather change a “hoax”; Vladimir Putin and the Home of Saud additionally sometimes categorical “skepticism,” and there’s a not insignificant diploma of help for comparable posturing in some nations whose states acknowledge the problem of worldwide warming. On the electoral degree, that is notably seen within the ascendance of some Trump wannabes on the subnational degree, like Doug Ford in Ontario (Canada’s most populous and highly effective province).

Nonetheless, it’s truthful to say that a massive a part of the rationale Local weather Behemoth appears so threatening immediately is attributable to its Americanism; Russia and Saudi Arabia’s provocations have a lot to do with their relationships with the White Home. The largely white, male, sexist, and racist proper wing with which Behemoth is related can wreak havoc even when it acknowledges that local weather change is actual. Witness how Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland and host of the 2018 UN Framework Conference on Local weather Change (UNFCCC) conferences in Katowice, doubled down on coal and derailed the EU’s decarbonization plan, or the actions of the far-right FPÖ authorities of Austria, which doesn’t a lot deny local weather change as refuse to speak about it. But setting apart the actual risk that Trump may refuse to cede energy peacefully, the precarious electoral foundation of the few truly present Local weather Behemoths is sweet purpose to doubt its long-term endurance.

This isn’t to counsel towards resistance. However as horrible and devastating because the Trump presidency is, we already see the wheels beginning to come off the denialist bus. We now have reached a tipping level the place there are such a lot of clear alerts of speedy environmental change that it’s more durable to confuse individuals by producing noise. When even its personal pandering media discover themselves unable to promote a hoaxer’s story to Behemoth’s constituency—with the residential abandonment of coastal Florida, say, or the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer, the water supply for a substantial portion of U.S. agriculture—the legitimacy of Behemoth can be exhausting to take care of. One of many least predictable repercussions of Behemoth’s declining legitimacy, nevertheless, is the rising attraction of Guide of Revelations apocalypticism to its fundamentalist cohort. The worldview of evangelical Christianity already does essential work for Trump and Bolsonaro. The longer term impression of its theological politics will rely not on the planet’s local weather, however on the correct’s capability to conjure an apocalyptic political local weather.

At current, although, an unquestioning dedication to capitalism incorporates the seeds of Local weather Behemoth’s personal destruction, as a result of it’s troublesome to think about the persistence of capitalism in a political financial system that refuses to sharply scale back the burning of fossil fuels. Most of what we all know concerning the social and ecological impacts of worldwide warming is categorically dangerous for a mode of financial group that requires relative stability for the circulation and accumulation of capital. That is why establishments just like the IMF and the World Financial institution are outspoken in favor of putting a worth on carbon.

The lack of an atomized Local weather Behemoth to deal with local weather change–induced social and ecological transformation factors us towards Leviathan-like orders of authority. However it should not be forgotten that though wealth and energy are presently concentrated within the International North, individuals and mass political actions are concentrated within the International South. There isn’t a cause to anticipate, for instance, that within the face of local weather devastation, the plenty of South and East Asia will embrace a worldwide Local weather Leviathan that (at the very least within the inchoate type it presently takes in arenas just like the UNFCCC) is just within the upkeep of a worldwide order during which they’re subordinated. As international warming additional impoverishes, marginalizes, and kills the billions of individuals on this a part of the world, it appears unlikely they may rally to a planetary order meant to take care of and even exacerbate present inequalities.

All these areas have their very own political-economic, ideological, and cultural histories to attract upon, lots of which don’t embrace a dedication to the regulative superb of liberal-capitalist progress. That is the rationale we give the identify Local weather Mao to the third future trajectory: a non-capitalist order of Leviathan-like planetary sovereignty. This isn’t the identical factor as “Local weather China,” though it’s exhausting to think about a state of affairs during which China doesn’t play an essential position in international local weather politics. As an alternative, we name it Local weather Mao partly as a result of we anticipate that the potential for this future lies within the radical political traditions of South and East Asia, areas with traditionally vital rural collectivism that retains substantial modern organizational assets. Since this a part of the world is residence to actually billions of poor individuals, the overwhelming majority of whom local weather science signifies stay in communities instantly liable to local weather change–induced disturbance—extra at-risk populations than anyplace else on Earth—it appears affordable to anticipate that these plenty will draw upon these political and ideological traditions within the face of threats to their livelihoods. Provided that local weather change threatens not solely the interior stability of those areas however the international political financial system to which they’re more and more central, we anticipate Local weather Mao wouldn’t embrace the nation-state because the locus of sovereignty, at the least not for lengthy. Insofar as capitalism stands justifiably accused of each driving local weather disaster and stopping critical motion to deal with it, Local weather Mao represents the most probably non-capitalist formation prepared to confront Leviathan on the planetary stage.

The attraction of Local weather Mao to radical critics of capitalism continues to strike us. Since it’s clear to them that the capitalist nation-state has confirmed an irremediable impediment to local weather motion, not to mention something approaching local weather justice, the attraction of Local weather Mao is nearly visceral. Like Leviathan, it guarantees to get past the spatial and political limits of the state and do one thing. However in contrast to Leviathan, it won’t be beholden to the planet-eating capitalism that generated the issue within the first place—a situation that seems sure to ensure Leviathan’s inadequacy to the issue.

The ultimate future political trajectory we describe—a future that refuses capitalism and sovereignty, each nationwide and planetary—we name Local weather X. Local weather X is sadly however inevitably probably the most troublesome for us to sketch out; therefore X, a placeholding variable for a variety of options. Local weather X is our time period for the world for which the worldwide local weather justice motion struggles. As a result of that motion is in truth many actions, organized at many scales, X will take many varieties, every formed by particular historic and geographical circumstances.

However at a minimal, these actions share two broad orientations. First is a rejection of the capitalist mode of political-economic group, by which the issue of local weather change originates. No remotely believable capitalist foundation for a simply and safe future for all has been demonstrated, regardless of many years of political maneuvering and greenspeak. Second, a refusal to grant political precedence, maybe even standing, to the sovereign arrogation of energy, both in its nationwide or emergent planetary type. The nation-state has already demonstrated it can’t and won’t “save the planet.” Local weather Mao may, however it’s as more likely to discovered local weather justice as the unique Maoism did social justice. If we’re trustworthy, we should acknowledge that each the nation-state and its efforts at worldwide coordination and enforcement have confirmed a hindrance to significant motion. Within the International North it has confirmed an enormous compromise machine, a nominally “democratic” desk at which capital all the time has the primary and final phrase. Local weather X is a recognition that a answer to the local weather disaster lies past sovereignty, in a number of actions that arrange not on the idea of predetermined autonomous political parcels, however on the idea of the struggles and livelihoods of these concerned.

The a number of and centuries-long efforts of Indigenous peoples present helpful and admirable fashions of group, dedication, and political creativity within the face of existential threats. These can’t exhaust the assets upon which Local weather X will draw, however they’re and can proceed to be essential sources of data, knowledge, and solidarity, as will the various different struggles of working individuals, racialized communities, and others on all scales. Some, however not all, of those efforts will probably be based mostly in radical left custom. If Local weather X is feasible, it’ll solely be via the post-sovereign solidarity of those many bases of local weather justice.

It’s value noting that because of this Local weather X doesn’t, and won’t, take the type of a Inexperienced New Deal. This isn’t to dismiss requires the reorientation of state coverage as mere instruments of the powers-that-be, a greenwashing of the capitalist downward spiral. If, for instance, the Home decision presently circulating in U.S. Congress (“Recognizing the obligation of the Federal Authorities to create a Inexperienced New Deal”) have been carried out, it will be greater than welcome. It’s successfully a social justice omnibus invoice; even when solely half of its objectives have been undertaken, not to mention realized, that may sign a exceptional flip in U.S. political financial system. But we have to assume onerous about its limits.

Setting apart the array of pragmatic and denialist criticisms (it’s too costly, it’s too onerous on the power business and its staff, it’s “utopian”), the obvious concern one may increase concerning the Inexperienced New Deal is that we merely wouldn’t have time to attend for the state to show the full-speed-ahead tanker that’s the U.S. financial system round. The sort of transformation proposed can’t occur on a quick sufficient timeline, it in any respect, whether it is state-led—particularly in the USA, the place fossil-fuel capital is so deeply entangled within the state. The Inexperienced New Deal would require civil society to reorient the Behemoth that’s the USA on an analogous timeline—an achievement value celebrating, however one that’s arduous to consider will occur between now and 2030.

Inexperienced Keynesianism’s longer historical past locations it squarely within the Local weather Leviathan camp. No less than since the newest international monetary disaster, its proponents have included not merely greenwashers like Thomas Friedman and Lawrence Summers, however sensible critics like Ann Pettifor and Susan George. Inexperienced Keynesianism is the central platform of the influential Stern Evaluation, and of an elaborate 2008 Deutsche Financial institution proposal to make use of nationwide inexperienced infrastructure banks to save lots of Europe’s monetary sector. These sorts of Inexperienced Keynesianism are usually not similar. Like Pettifor and George, the Inexperienced New Deal goes additional in its redistributive and democratic commitments than any Keynesianism that precedes it. However in essential methods it’s tightly sure to the Keynesian custom, and shares a few of its primary orientations and limits.

Inexperienced Keynesianism is a policy-institutional matrix aimed toward sustaining social stability—local weather danger is described as a “menace multiplier”—and it depends on well-coordinated nationwide capitals to understand this aim. Like different Keynesianisms, it places all its eggs within the state’s basket, assuming a welcome however perhaps over-sanguine view of state capability, but in addition assuming the state’s long-term dedication to this system (past, say, one or two administrations). Whereas we on no account imply to impute some imperialist scheme to the Inexperienced New Deal, it’s also essential to notice the slightly summary geopolitical context it assumes, during which america is an unproblematic worldwide chief on local weather motion. And there was little thought to how different states can be affected (one may, for instance, anticipate substantial financial hardship when the world’s biggest shopper radically alters its consumption patterns).

One may say—and lots of have—that regardless of these issues, the Inexperienced New Deal is so a lot better than the established order, and is the best choice we’ve got. Certainly, this system’s most articulate advocates argue compellingly that the nation-state is probably the most highly effective establishment at hand, and it might be insane to not use it if we will. We see the benefit of those arguments. However whereas the state may probably be a useful gizmo proper now, it has additionally been maybe probably the most vital impediment to local weather motion. The capitalist state is extraordinarily unlikely to supply one thing like a Inexperienced New Deal. We’ll want extra radical options—which may solely come from, and be undertaken by, the individuals within the locations and communities through which they wrestle to make, and make sense of, their lives at this perilous conjuncture.

Geoff Mann is the Director of the Centre for International Political Financial system at Simon Fraser College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He’s the writer of Within the Lengthy Run We Are All Lifeless: Keynesianism, Political Financial system and Revolution (Verso, 2017).

Joel Wainwright is Professor of Geography at Ohio State College. He’s writer of Decolonizing Improvement (Blackwell, 2008) and coeditor of Rethinking Palestine and Israel: Marxist Views (Routledge, 2019).

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Political Scenarios for Climate Disaster

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Within the International North we frequently act as if our future might be a hotter model of right now: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance coverage, minus coral reefs. That future is a fantasy.

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That future is a fantasy. It already has a chance near zero.

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Political Scenarios for Climate Disaster

Political Situations for Local weather Catastrophe

Within the International North we frequently act as if our future might be a hotter model of right now: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance coverage, minus coral reefs. That future is a fantasy.

Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright &squarf; Summer time 2019 A bicyclist surveys a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas. (Emily Kask/ AFP/Getty Pictures)

That future is a fantasy. It already has a chance near zero.

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Political Scenarios for Climate Disaster

Political Situations for Local weather Catastrophe

Within the International North we frequently act as if our future might be a hotter model of right now: liberal capitalism, plus flood insurance coverage, minus coral reefs. That future is a fantasy.

Geoff Mann and Joel Wainwright &squarf; Summer time 2019 A bicyclist surveys a truck flipped into floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas. (Emily Kask/ AFP/Getty Pictures)

That future is a fantasy. It already has a chance near zero.

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