> I don't understand why we're not in full-on panic mode yet. It makes me scared. Really scared. As in I've never been so scared in my life. I am completely wi

> I don't understand why we're not in full-on panic mode yet. It makes me scared. Really scared. As in I've never been so scared in my life. I am completely with your mindset here. However, I think it is rather trivial to explain why we are not in full on panic mode. Short-term profit and power games are more relevant to sociopathic and psychopathic individuals such as Mitch McConnell, Bolsonaro and tens of thousands of others in leadership positions. Marketing, political campaigns and propaganda smearing do the rest. In Germany, the conservative party (CDU) as well as the "social" democrats (SPD) are in power and absolutely refuse to phase out coal as quickly as they did nuclear because of a few thousand coal jobs. The target is 2038 - as long as it fits their bill. Neither is willing to do the right thing because short term it might lose them voters. Yes you heard that right - they will lose voters. Demographics in Germany shows us, that Germany is old and continues to age. Nothing but immigration will stop this. Young people who care are simply overpowered at the ballot. This can sometimes feel schizophrenic as the vocal voices online are part of the group that votes less...