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Trump was rhetorically against climate change but in large part simply because he prefers to use simple words that resonate with the majority. But the policies
by tomp 6y ago
Trump was rhetorically against climate change but in large part simply because he prefers to use simple words that resonate with the majority. But the policies were primarily aimed at helping the working class - stopping job drain from coal areas (doesn’t actually work, because of economics), preventing fuel price rises (not actually that popular, they tried that in France as well but got massive working class protests) and national security (promoting US and EU energy self-sufficiency means we need to rely less on unstable undemocratic regimes in the Middle East and Russia)
- Fnoord 6y agoTax cuts for the ultra rich (who really don't need more money to get about, as they only have gotten more rich while middle class gets marginalized [1] [2]) don't help the working class. Worker's rights, unionization, higher minimum wage, legalization to help hard working in gig economy -- these directly help a working class in a divide and conquer society as it is. Dividing was his creed. Trump had a lot of hot air about helping Joe Sixpack, ie. rhetoric and short-term gains. On the long-term, climate change affects us all. Including the working class. We've seen some appetizers in the form of drought and massive fires. Reaction? Denial, cause he can't figure a way to profit from it. There's ways to profit from climate change. Its a lack of willpower and lack of inventive thinking to not opt for it, and unfortunately the world can't afford to ignore it any longer. [1] https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/ https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-f... [2] https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/ https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/