I wish centrists would realise this is about more than Corbyn.
They can whine all they like, continue to convince themselves the Left are a lunatic fringe. It won't change the social forces at play.
Fascism, or some form of ecosocialism.
They have to pick one eventually.
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It won't work, even when it does.
They will use climate change the same way the Nazis used socialism: as a cover for a more exclusive dominance of the White rich people.
Only all inclusive and internationalist action stands any chance of success.
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I have a bit of a contention with that. I think ecofascism is much more likely to come out of China or India.
Both of those countries are about to get hit very hard by climate change. And they're much more powerful, both economically and militarily, than they get credit for.
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Yes. Currently.
It is also currently the most expedient path for China to set itself as diametrically opposed to the US. But, under, the same model of climate devastation, the US is toppled when the West coast desertifies itself.
I am not saying it *will* happen, though
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When your geopolitical goals are fulfilled by essentially doing the right thing, why do anything else?
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The current reality vs. the reality when food production tanks in major regions does not compare.
People become significantly more belligerent when they feel beset by external threats. China is *the* country building major green infrastructure. Imagine them looking at us.
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I'm fairly confident that when it comes to the crunch, the number of countries that line up behind China would dwarf whatever coalition the US could cobble together.
In that respect, I think we can all agree that in the more immediate term, the US is the one to worry about.
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The biggest worry with the US is how aware they are of the fact.
Notice how much more lenient Trump's campaign was on the topic of China? They don't want this fight.
But they do want the means to avoid needing to have it...
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