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I agree with you but as it stands the dominant ideology of the USA-led "international rule-based order" is Liberalism (i.e. the individual is the authority). Un
by pphysch 5y ago
I agree with you but as it stands the dominant ideology of the USA-led "international rule-based order" is Liberalism (i.e. the individual is the authority). Until there is an ideological revolution in the West, this is "just how it is".
Every scientifically-correct, readily-implementable strategy to address this crisis will be killed at some point for infringing on sacred "individual liberties". Look at Biden currently doing huge damage to the international solar industry as a byproduct of Washington's floundering ideological crusade against "authoritarianism" [1].
[1] - https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3139062/us-ban-chinas-xinjiang-solar-products-linked-alleged-forced https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3139062/u...
- 6f8986c3 5y agoEnvironmentalists fought against nuclear power for 70 years. The result? We burned coal.
- pphysch 5y agoSOME "environmentalists" fought against nuclear power for 70+ years.
- 6f8986c3 5y agoNo, most of them did.
- pphysch 5y agoYou should have specified that. Sure, big media ops like Greenpeace are anti-nuclear. However, many actual scientists like James Lovelock is staunchly pro-nuclear [1]. [1] - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/18/james-lovelock-the-biosphere-and-i-are-both-in-the-last-1-per-cent-of-our-lives https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/18/james-lo...