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BERNIE SANDERS, Liz Warren, & other PROGRESSIVES are urging Biden to impose CLIMATE SANCTIONS on countries that do not meet western climate standards — w/ a focus on CHINA & BELT & ROAD.LITERALLY WOKE IMPERIALISM pic.twitter.com/oNS5ys6xDm— samirah (@SameeraKhan) July 4, 2022

These people are scum.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/580102-democrats-call-on-biden-to-sanction-climate-change-contributors/

https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/markey_letter_to_treasury_re_climate_sanctions.pdf

Combined with additional climate diplomacy with key countries like China, financial sanctions would ensure that addressing the climate crisis remains at the center of U.S. foreign and national security strategy.

Signed by:

Edward J. Markey

Veronica Escobar

Bernard Sanders

Elizabeth Warren

Literally only the four of them. This wasn't even just some "sign on to whatever" thing. They specifically used their "progressive" cred to attack China and promote the use of economic sanctions.

    • Homestar440 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Chomsky in particular gives such fuel to socdem imperialism like this, because of a certain infantile disorder of his

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        best summation of this, on the off chance you haven't seen it: https://redsails.org/on-chomsky/