Mastodawn

Jul 26, 2023

Doom is a privilege we can’t afford.

“Some days I think that if we lose the #climate battle, it’ll be due in no small part to this defeatism among the comfortable in the global north, while people in frontline communities continue to fight like hell for survival. Which is why fighting defeatism is also climate work.” - Rebecca Solnit

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/26/we-cant-afford-to-be-climate-doomers?CMP=share_btn_tw

We can’t afford to be climate doomers

It often seems that people are searching harder for evidence we’re defeated than that we can win

The Guardian

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David J. Atkinson Jul 26, 2023

@luckytran I am very close to becoming a climate “doomer” because I do not see the political or social will to throw off the dominance of fossil fuels at very large scale. The reason is obvious — the economic cost is too high for everyone in the timescale required. The fossil fuel industry is also extremely powerful and works hard against change. Solutions to #climatecrisis are not small, incremental or amenable to individual action. I’m sick of the #greenwashing too. 🤕

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chidi_anagonye Jul 27, 2023

@meltedcheese @luckytran

It ain't over till it's over. Now come back into the fight dammit. We may leave the battlefield scarred, traumatized, and missing a limb, but at least our grandkids will have a shot at a good life. Now fight like it's WW2. The stakes are probably higher in this one.

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David J. Atkinson

@luckytran @chidi_anagonye Unlike WW2, the #climatecrisis has no front lines, there is no general mobilization, and the power of the State is not sanctioning massive collective action, including violence against property and the enemy. Consider the case of coal, a meaningful example. Every coal mine must be shut down immediately. Those who resist must be prevented from doing so. Use of force will likely be necessary. How is this going to happen?