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I don't know if the "war against" theme fits here. There is no enemy but ourselves.
by okket 8y ago
I don't know if the "war against" theme fits here. There is no enemy but ourselves.
- bhhaskin 8y agoI agree with you, as it also implies that we can shift the blame one else.
- the_cat_kittles 8y agowell, the enemy is clearly those of us who decided its a hoax, or that it doesn't matter.
- strainer 8y agoAgreed, describing essential struggles and challenges as wars, promotes the ruthless traumatic destructiveness which actual war necessitates. The idea of making war should be repulsive, sadly it is freely glorified and normalised - and made.
- aurailious 8y agoHow many times have we fought wars not against ourselves?
- codeafin 8y agoThe war is between those who wish to act on it, and those who wish to ignore it.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y agoWhat other title would you give it instead, then?
- moduspol 8y agoFraming it as binary serves only political ends. At best, you could frame it as "people willing to act sufficiently to meaningfully combat global warming" and "everyone else," but the former group is far smaller than "those who wish to act on it." Put plainly: It will take far more dramatic action than most climate alarmists advocate to even have a measurable impact on (let alone solve) global warming. The opposing side isn't just "those who ignore it," it's most people who rationally evaluate policy claiming to be capable of a significant effect.
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- Sir_Cmpwn 8y agoI dunno, painting oil execs as subversive national security threats and investing military-level economic resources into fighting a "war" on climate change just might work...
- charlchi 8y agoWhere do I sign up?