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Mark Ruffalo“Anyone insisting that you ‘calm down’ about climate change is living in denial about the catastrophes that are at our doorstep.”
https://jacobin.com/2023/06/calm-down-narrative-climate-change-crisis-oil-industry-environment
Joe Muscara/Joe Stone@MarkRuffalo “on our doorstep”? They’re already inside our houses, sleeping on our couches and emptying our refrigerators.
@MarkRuffalo I'm not ragging on you, of course. We are in agreement of the huge problem we are currently living with. I just wanted to point out how deep it really is at this point. Keep doing what you do.
Joe Beehammer (🐝 🔨)@MarkRuffalo I live in Ohio. We just had a week where we didn’t go outside because the Canadian wildfire smoke made our air dangerous. The time for calm was in the 90s.
Mike@MarkRuffalo Mark, we are in a cascade event. We have been since the Industrial Revolution. What we do now will help after the event is over. Not many of us will be left.
OX Bunte Panther@MarkRuffalo We don't need to believe that climate change has been scientifically proven since 1976
Steffen Christensen
ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@MarkRuffalo I don't know how to deal with human nature...
History shows us how things will transpire, how those with the power and capability to shield themselves from consequences will continue as they do on the backs of others until the damaged wrought finally touches even them... because it will... but it will be too late then.
What do those of us with no power or influence do to prevent what is inevitable?
Perhaps this is what our race deserves.
The earth and every other creature of the below--they didn't deserve this.
Herefordrob@GlassHalfHopeful @MarkRuffalo We/you/I/us can only affect our inner world by the right action if enough do this we/you/I/us are changing the world. I believe we can choose to trust each other &the earth, if we/you/I/us do this we are the change.
Not A Bird@MarkRuffalo Is anyone in denial these days? Don't think so.
The Actual BrianGo to Twitter and ask them what they think about it.
@TheActualBrian @MarkRuffalo Those people are feeding the misinformation willingly. Don't for a second anyone who doubts climate change is engaging in a good natured argument.
I disagree. They really are that dumb and/or deluded.
I grew up with these morons.
They actually believe that they're more intelligent than scientists and experts because their "common sense" tells them they're right.
greenPAl00ka 🏳🌈
Luis Villa@MarkRuffalo so you’re actively advocating for building more dense housing in America’s most transit-rich, low-emission locations like downtown New York City, right?
(Amidala meme)
right?
George Hotelling@MarkRuffalo this is great, and pairs well with some of the advice I came across here: https://bookfreak.substack.com/p/book-freak-128-how-to-survive-a-disaster (especially the “Sometimes you have to yell" point)
Book Freak 128: How to Survive a Disaster
Book Freak is a newsletter with mental tools you can use to improve the quality of your life and the lives of others. In this issue: four pieces of advice from The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes — and Why, by Amanda Ripley If you sense danger, get out
multiversalranger@MarkRuffalo Mr. Mark, I wonder how many of these disasters are negligence or by design. The Canadian fires were allegedly controlled burns that got out of control (there is video of large drones starting the fires) but there are certain people in the affected areas who see no signs of fire. How much can we believe and how do we make sure it's not manipulation?
joemcintyre@multiversalranger @MarkRuffalo drone videos? Got a link? I'd like to see,
Humble Fan of Atty. Woowith this in mind, no one will escape. Even the ultra rich won't survive because they have nowhere to go. No one will have food, water, nothing but death with no funerals. No wills will apply, and here I've given recent thought to make it easier on my 40 yr old son for when I die that I write my epitaph now. I've had a blessed life, an interesting life, and I'm fortunate to be able to say that. Mom had polio when she was pregnant with me and the docs told her I probably wouldn't make it. But, at 72, here I am. So, seems we will all die choking to death on smoke or some other thing, and sooner rather than later. My meager savings is sitting in my IRA, and I only NEED it IF the Repubs kill Social Security, otherwise my son will get it, but only if he lasts that long. Sad epitaph, eh?
Mullaney@MarkRuffalo so tell us what TO do. I’m convinced. It’s well beyond crisis. Tell me what policy to actually support and I’ll start making calls. My timeline is full of posts trying to convince me. I’m convinced and feeling despair because nobody seems to have an actual policy I can advocate for.
The Turtle@MarkRuffalo no, continuing to make human babies will kill us.
Takako 🐀@MarkRuffalo We are the frog in the slowly boiling water?! 🐸♨️🌡️ It sure is getting hot!
Our city has been planting more trees and handing out the tree/shrub saplings to the residents. We reduced the small patch of shared grass area of the courtyard and planted a few (1 redbud sapling & 2 lilacs). The condo neighbor also planted 2 shrubs.🌳🌲
What else do you do (other than the obvious; like reduce/reuse/♻️, goVegan, fly/drive less)?
There are billions of us. It’s up to all of us.
Aral Balkan@MarkRuffalo “Calm down” is the mating call of the privilege bird.
Shadow Heart@aral @MarkRuffalo calling for civility in the face of barbarism is the height of insulting.
FaceForRadio@MarkRuffalo I would be fine with this if it was only they who suffered the consequences but alas, as Sting pointed out, we are all in the same big boat….
Brian Dear@MarkRuffalo Mark part of the problem is just the buzzphrase “climate change” lacks buzz, lacks urgency. It’s like “geologic aging” or something — like, what? Yawn.
It’s time we lose the phrase “climate change” and start being more blunt, calling it what it really is: PLANETWIDE EMERGENCY.
TransitBiker
SocialBeastie@MarkRuffalo I know some people tend to dismiss empirical evidence, but I can see the effects of climate change all around me. Fewer insects, drier summers, dying rivers. People's denial is also symptomatic, but even that is transitory.