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> single greatest enemy of solving Climate change, literally anywhere in the world, is the Republican Party. Chomsky refers to it as the most dangerous organi
by tejohnso 8y ago
> single greatest enemy of solving Climate change, literally anywhere in the world, is the Republican Party.
Chomsky refers to it as the most dangerous organization on earth. However, as popular as it is in the US to blame a political party, I don't think it's helpful in most cases, and this problem is no exception.
The other party is not going to stand up to corporate control of government any better than the republican party. We need a fundamental shift in culture and economic incentive to overcome this problem. Real solutions aren't event being discussed.
- ForrestN 8y agoThis kind of position ignores the striking differences between the last Democratic president and the current one. There are limits to what a president with an antagonistic congress can do, and within those limits I think Obama did quite a lot. Could he have done more, and done better? Absolutely. Do I think the media's disinterest in his constant speaking about the climate played some role in his lack of traction in forcing Republicans to participate? Yes. Is there a hand-wavey equivalence between Republicans and Democrats on global warming policy? No. Not even close.
- tejohnso 8y agoNeither party has done anything significant to counter climate change in the 30 years since James Hansen's testimony before the U.S Senate. Look at the numbers. Whether this is because of limits to what can or can't be done just further proves my point. Neither party is going to do any better than the other.