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The interesting yet potentially unpopular discussion I find here is that if the US which represents the large majority of that 1% were to really become introspe
by ianbutler 4y ago
The interesting yet potentially unpopular discussion I find here is that if the US which represents the large majority of that 1% were to really become introspective and start to break down all our ecologically destructive habits any country who doesn't share that level of self scrutability would breeze right past us on the global stage.
So we won't because it threatens our hegemony and there's no way to enforce this on every country in a way that actually matters so that it doesn't threaten their standing. So we're in a lock step dance into oblivion unless we can technology our way out of it and not rely on human nature.
That's why more efficient green technologies that don't also threaten a country's position on the world stage are important. Hopefully fusion works out!
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoThe hegemony of the USA is not threatened. It’s a pipe dream and has been for at least a decade. The world is firmly multipolar now and if the USA refuses to help in tackling the problem we all face, it’s just going to find itself more and more marginalised on the global scene which is exactly what has been happening since the Trump presidency.
- ianbutler 4y agoI think that's more wishful thinking on your part than truth frankly. And even if I grant your point, then you can sub in China or any other nation with sway on the global stage instead of the US and my point will still stand: If going green undermines the growth of that nation or it's political dominance then going green won't happen.