[beanjammin]

They certainly want us to feel like its unfixable, but it's not. Were govt to put the effort into the energy transition that we saw in the early days of covid we could zero our emissions, and relatively quickly. The technology is largely available, it needs to be implemented.

The ties between the fossil fuel industry and the far right are clear. Apathy, indifference, inertia, they are all products of propaganda and updated Cambridge Analytica methods.

Fossil fuel interests will stop at nothing to further their greed.

[psadauskas]

All of this is extremely easily fixable, from a technical standpoint. But, every solution would make some rich guy very slightly less rich, so its going to be an uphill battle where we have to fight for each step.

If there's some proposed legislation that would make things notably better for 50 million people, but would cost an insurance company 100 million dollars, then that insurance company can spend any amount less than 100 million fighting the bill and still come out ahead. Even 10 million can buy a lot of lobbyists, and almost guarantee torpedoing the bill.

Meanwhile the 50 million people are working 80 hours/wk across three jobs just to put food on the table, are stressed about how to pay rent, and don't have the personal cell phone number of their congressperson even if they had the time and energy to call them.

[ethbr1]

The failure for Democrats has been to convert those 80 hours/wk and poor economic conditions to support.

Trump can increase inequality and make wealthy people wealthier, but says he's doing good for poor people. If things get better, it's because of him. If things get worse, it's because of someone else.

Ergo, poor people support him.

[schmidtleonard]

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[pjc50]

You weren't paying attention to his Twitter, then. The far right turn was extremely obvious.

[close04]

> The ties between the fossil fuel industry and the far right are clear.

The fossil fuel industry has ties to anyone who will promote their business.

> Fossil fuel interests will stop at nothing to further their greed.

Exactly. Nothing. If tomorrow the left advances their interest be sure that the fossil fuel industry will just as quickly attach to them.

[dgb23]

Is there a term to describe "whataboutism but it's not even happening"?