Any attempt to place blame on the individual removes blame and responsibility from the legislator.
The carbon emmissions and consumption of individuals should be legislatively reduced. While it is morally right for people to consume less it is completely and totally impossible to solve the problem by telling individuals they should consume less.
The only thing it achieves strategically is legitimizing the individual responsibility argument to a part of the masses.
I agree with the tweet.
Comfortable westerners do not want their fossil fuel- and cheap labor-powered lifestyles disrupted by guilt.
Any attempt to place blame on the individual removes blame and responsibility from the legislator.
The carbon emmissions and consumption of individuals should be legislatively reduced. While it is morally right for people to consume less it is completely and totally impossible to solve the problem by telling individuals they should consume less.
The only thing it achieves strategically is legitimizing the individual responsibility argument to a part of the masses.
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