Thank you @SarahEMyhre !
Yes! Stop blaming people. Blaming people is harmful.
Burning fossil fuels and land degradation, rooted in inequity and injustice, brought on the climate crisis.
It’s similar to the gun debate. Science shows easy Gun access is main problem, not people.https://twitter.com/SarahEMyhre/status/1183102725304672256 …
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Replying to @huprice @SarahEMyhre
I listened to AOC’s speech and I didn’t come away thinking she was blaming young people. She was terrified for the future we are creating for them. Now, that may be terrifying for a young one to listen to, but for a different reason.
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Totally agree anti-birth narrative is harmful. The Right can take anything anyone says and twist it. I just honestly don't see how she's even unintentionally feeding such a narrative. *I'm* afraid of our future. Mine and future generations. But saying this doesn't mean I think 1/
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that people shouldn't have children. It means we need to fight like hell against fossil fuel interests to protect our future. I think it's ok to say that we're afraid for our (and future generation's future). 2/
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and the truth is that many people aren't sure they want to have children because of the kind of climate and societal chaos they'll be born into. I know many friends who feel this way and I think it's important to talk about it. These friends aren't blaming young people, 3/
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they're feeling scared, and unsure. I think it's good to voice these fears and uncertainties. It doesn't mean we don't also put out visions for the future we want. But we need spaces to raise these fears and heartbreaks. I do think much of the narrative around climate change 4/
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must be utterly terrifying and awful for young people to hear. And I don't have an answer for that. I don't think we want to lie to them, but I also think it's too much for such young humans to bear. /end
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It is really a terrible paradox.
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