I think we have finally reached the end stage of the empire

  • Dangitbobby [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Yeah, a lot of environmentalists want gasoline up to $20 a gallon. Because at that price suddenly lots of heretofore "infeasible" solutions become feasible. It hurts the little guy the most, but since when do environmentalists care about the deplorables?

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      since when do environmentalists care about the deplorables?

      Plenty of environmental literature talks about how to create a sustainable world without shoving all the burdens onto the poor. That's not usually what gets amplified, though.

      • BeamBrain [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Yep, Malthusianism and eco-fascism are the only forms of environmentalism that don't threaten capital.

      • Dangitbobby [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        The people who write the environmental literature are overwhelmingly upper middle class and professional-managerial class. They are in conflict with the little guy and this will never change.

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      but since when do environmentalists care about the deplorables?

      Literally, every environmentalist I've ever met has been a democratic socialist, Indigenous patriot or an anarchist. Who are you even talking about?

        • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I've met more than I'd like to. I'll call them liberals, careerists, ineffectual, coopters, but they always strike me as genuine and as having a deeper analysis of power. C'mon, they quote Naomi Klein like it's the bible.