Bro, the Green New Deal is literally greenwashed capitalism.
No, it isn't. The GND is about implementing a publicly owned and operated green energy grid. It got shot down precisely because capitalist interests preferred an extra point or two of global warming to a national Tennessee Valley Authority eating away at their profits straight into the 22nd century.
The current capital mode is spinning up large amounts of privatized green energy, battery technology, potable water, and arable land in order to entrench the status quo for another hundred years. The deadlock in Congress facilitates this transition, as the public sector is further de-legitimized and the private sector is further valorized. Eventually, we'll get to the point at which "democracy is bad" is an idea that can be explicitly sold to large portions of the public. Keeping programs like the GND off the table is a big part of that transition.
No, it isn't. The GND is about implementing a publicly owned and operated green energy grid. It got shot down precisely because capitalist interests preferred an extra point or two of global warming to a national Tennessee Valley Authority eating away at their profits straight into the 22nd century.
The current capital mode is spinning up large amounts of privatized green energy, battery technology, potable water, and arable land in order to entrench the status quo for another hundred years. The deadlock in Congress facilitates this transition, as the public sector is further de-legitimized and the private sector is further valorized. Eventually, we'll get to the point at which "democracy is bad" is an idea that can be explicitly sold to large portions of the public. Keeping programs like the GND off the table is a big part of that transition.