Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
You basically see two pro-fossil fuel campaigns on social media:
It’s an extremely dangerous two-pronged assault, because any information at all can be catalyzed into inaction:
That’s pretty much what I came to say. The NYT just serves their propaganda in a sophisticated way.
Yup. NYT is a disgrace, it used to be the gray lady, now it’s trump’s bitch.
Yeap.
Until very recently I was prone to the “better is better, and at least we’re not open fascists” argument. But I’ve come to understand that incremental fascism is just the mechanism used on so-called “liberals”.
You’re right
I’m very much in the left camp and I do fear its too late. I fear that in the next 5 decades, millions if not billions will die and that we might actually face a societal collapse
Governments don’t give a shit about climate, they’re too dumb
Companies don’t give a shit about climate because their owners direct the actions and they only care about money
So how exactly should I be positive and have a “let’s go fix this!” attitude?
I’m tired, really really tired
Don’t give up…that’s the point of the NYT article. It’s manipulation.
Every step each of us in the “west” takes to help has an outsized positive effect.
Dont give up. Kill your masters.
If you’re not willing to do that, you have already given up, please stop panicking over your choice to back our collective suicide and die with dignity.