.@NaomiAKlein goes in on the glaring gap in the NY Times’ analysis of why climate action failed in the United States in the 1980s (& is still failing)—it’s capitalism, folks!
What gives us hope now? All the @DSA_Enviro allies organizing for system change.
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“The good news—yes, there is some—is that today, unlike in 1989, a young & growing movement of green democratic socialists is advancing in the United States... that represents more than just an electoral alternative—it’s our one & only planetary lifeline.” https://theintercept.com/2018/08/03/climate-change-new-york-times-magazine/ …
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“There’s nothing essential about humans living under capitalism; we are capable of organizing ourselves into all kinds of different social orders—including societies with much longer time horizons & far more respect for natural life-support systems”


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“Indeed, humans have lived that way for the vast majority of our history and many Indigenous cultures keep earth-centered cosmologies alive to this day. Capitalism is a tiny blip in the collective story of our species.”


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“Socialism isn’t necessarily ecological, but a new form of democratic ecosocialism—with the humility to learn from Indigenous teachings about the duties to future generations & the interconnection of all of life—appears to be humanity’s best shot at collective survival.”


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the fact that this whole thing seems to be phrasing itself around ‘we COULD HAVE changed things’ makes me think that it’s going to try and sell the idea that it’s too late to do anything as an excuse for further inaction, and that makes me furious.
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Get ready for the "Oh its too late, keep on using fossil fuels whilst you despair" Articles. Suspicious how it calls for inaction towards the big energy utilities... Truth is we can change, we're beginning to change, we just need to ramp up our efforts.
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"Collapse" by Jared Diamond spells this out in great detail.
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