https://kennorphan.com/2019/08/21/the-war-on-indigenous-peoples-is-a-war-on-the-biosphere-itself/

At the end of this quote the author says: “The only question is will we choose the right side.” But this matter is not as simple as that for many reasons. The first is that there is no active “we” in this, what exists is a vast array of passive we-like factions who are actively and passively either supporting or demanding the obliteration of the environment with their daily activity.

None of those have any significant »agency, so they will automatically be accounted on the ‘side’ of obliteration. The forces wiping out the planet comprise a multi-factional army of incredible sophistication and with nearly unlimited resources.

The people opposing it are poorly organized, and will have great difficulty pursuing any path that leads to a good outcome.

That’s not a war… it’s simple genocide.

“The assault on indigenous peoples is a war on the biosphere itself. The ruling class in Brazil, as in every other colonized region of the planet, see their existence as an obstacle and nuisance to their wealth accumulation. That they will sit behind gilded gates atop a mountain of rotting corpses and fossilized species is of no concern to them. Greed is their drug and their god. They will exploit everything, from the Arctic to the Amazon, with no limits. And angry skies, heatwaves, floods, droughts and a rapidly changing climate system will not convince them of their madness. They will use demoralization, distraction and, when that fails, violence to suppress dissent and continue their status quo destruction. But their remorseless pillage will not proceed without a fight. Indigenous people, especially indigenous women, are rising up against it. Their courage should inspire us because this should be understood as a war that we will all be swept up into whether we like it or not.”