You're only thinking half-a-step ahead. I don't care one way or the other about parasitical politicians trying to salvage fragile careers and egos. I care abou

You're only thinking half-a-step ahead. I don't care one way or the other about parasitical politicians trying to salvage fragile careers and egos. I care about what comes next. What happens once you agree to hand them that power to fight climate change? If you accept the principle that the ends justify the means, there's no horror that can't conceivably be justified to fight climate change. This is the exact same mentality that leads to forms of human rights violations like an eternal war on drugs, eternal war on terror, violating peoples' privacy to "protect the children", and many abuses throughout history.