Pessimism of intellect, optimism of will, Doug! You'd have to admit, anyhow, that my fictional portrait is quite realistic, since it is based upon real historical experiences of many countries & movements. And that is the reason why I don't worry about coming up with a blueprint for eco-socialism (nor about a future environmental catastrophe, for that matter). Any successful socialist revolution has to make the best of what is available, under conditions of wars, embargoes, etc.; and under such circumstances, even the best blueprint can't apply. Only the working class in the USA would theoretically have a better chance, in an unlikely event that they get something like socialism going. Unfortunately, the American working class are even less likely than the Japanese one to get around to expropriating the expropriators, but if it can't happen here, it can't happen anywhere (and even if it does, it is not likely to last very long, since American leftists are not likely to be able to stop their ruling class from destroying socialism elsewhere economically or militarily). I say this not to discourage anyone -- it is just a matter of fact.
Yoshie