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Do you honestly think that if you put this to a poll: "In your view, is the purpose of addressing climate change: (a) to address climate change as an end in it
by pcwalton 7y ago
Do you honestly think that if you put this to a poll:
"In your view, is the purpose of addressing climate change: (a) to address climate change as an end in itself, or (b) a means for advancing socialism?"
that most Democrats in the US would choose option (b)?
- rayiner 7y agoThis is the poll I’m worried about: (a) is capitalism a tool that has lifted tens of millions of people in the developing world out of poverty, or a tool for perpetuating racism, and colonialism, and environmental degradation? (b) do you know that big-S socialists, including one of the architects of the Green New Deal, have latched onto climate justice as a tool for advancing socialism and attacking the liberal capitalist consensus: https://jacobinmag.com/series/green-new-deal; https://jacobinmag.com/series/green-new-deal; https://newconsensus.com https://newconsensus.com ? (c) in light of (a), what political compromises would you make with the people in (b) to address climate change?
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