Well, it is not so much of a punishment than taking collective responsibility for the state of the natural systems and living world that sustain us.

Ecological reparations and a more equitable way of organising our economies are absolutely not meant to punish anyone.

It is more of a post-humanist approach than anything else.

The domination of Western society depends on what you call Western.

As for what alternative realities we could have if different cultures were more dominant falls into the area of speculative fiction .