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I’ve unfortunately come to the conclusion that we are buggered. Watching politics in the U.K. and the rest of the world I’m seeing politicians realise that the
by iamflimflam1 3y ago
I’ve unfortunately come to the conclusion that we are buggered.
Watching politics in the U.K. and the rest of the world I’m seeing politicians realise that they can tap into the populist idea that anything green is “the elites trying to control and tax you”.
All they care about us short term election prospects.
- avgcorrection 3y agoA weird but predictable thing to fixate on, just like people blame their aunt Peggy for things that were set in motion decades prior. Populism is basically a slur for an impotent and chaotic democracy, but the media that planted this idea in your brain never take things to their logical conclusion and critique the so-called democracies themselves for some reason.
- concordDance 3y agoA lot of "green" policies are holier than thou people trying to impose their lifestyle preferences in ways that don't actually help. Good examples are the anti-nuclear power movement and the nonsense that is plastic "recycling".
- notacoward 3y agoAlso "new urbanism" that's just people who want more bike(-only) paths for recreation. Yes, there is such a thing as better urban design that reduces car dependency. There are real bike commuters. I totally respect and tangibly support both, due to environmental and other concerns. But I'm not interested in hearing from people who oppose mass transit, abuse pedestrians, and regularly drive their bikes (as aggressively as they ride) to the rally point for their recreational large-group rides. That's not advocacy for anything but oneself.