On the other hand, I have a strong feeling that capitalist-generated ways of thinking, being, and living produce negative impacts on our relationship with nature. From the many manners I can think of to illustrate this idea, I will mention just one. As a consequence, we are each day more distant from nature, we isolate ourselves from it. Because it is inexpensive, we tend to forget these things exist, we tend to believe they are not important. Nature cannot be surprised in undress.
Beauty breaks in everywhere.
Also, they really have a hard time trying to understand why they are not supposed to fish a certain species of fish, or to hunt a certain animal species anymore, as their ancestors used to do. Well, we tell them that s because these are endangered species now, and, therefore, they are supposed to be left untouched, if we want to be able to find them in the future. Having discussed some aspects of social and economic forces influencing the way we relate to nature, I have left the political arena. I will be brief. I just want to make a note on the importance of political decisions on the way society faces environmental issues.