The politics of oil are particularly tricky for Democrats, whose chances for victory in the 2024 elections can hinge on whether young, climate-focused voters come out in big numbers.
And that is the crux of it. Meanwhile there is a pitched fight between reformists and whatever the latest flavor of denier is.
Of course, reformism in itself is a form of denialism this situation - an oil company couldn’t pay for better controlled opposition!
I see the masses complaining about activists impairing traffic, and my mind turns to how they would react to actions that would cause change with meaningful immediacy. People are shooting each other over inflation. They turn to their guns before their gardens, one of the most effective ways of reducing non-discretionary expenses for homeowners. The unfathomably complex supply chain is their hand that feeds. Their cargo cult worships it as more sacred than the soil that makes this all possible.
They already want to run people over for impairing traffic in an attempt to prevent extinction - what would happen if some activist made it so their petrol doesn’t pump anymore? I think we would have to start worrying less about climate change and more about drowning in the blood of their victims.
But we’re all victims here already, whether we realize it yet or not. It’s all very… absurd.
I was actually having a conversation earlier today about what to do when it’s already 10 years too late. My argument was that the same things that provided meaning when there was a possibility of change, are the same things that will provide meaning when there is no future: Giving, loving, being involved, acting to benefit life around you. Evolution hasn’t had time to catch up to capitalism (thank goodness).
And that is the crux of it. Meanwhile there is a pitched fight between reformists and whatever the latest flavor of denier is.
Of course, reformism in itself is a form of denialism this situation - an oil company couldn’t pay for better controlled opposition!
I see the masses complaining about activists impairing traffic, and my mind turns to how they would react to actions that would cause change with meaningful immediacy. People are shooting each other over inflation. They turn to their guns before their gardens, one of the most effective ways of reducing non-discretionary expenses for homeowners. The unfathomably complex supply chain is their hand that feeds. Their cargo cult worships it as more sacred than the soil that makes this all possible.
They already want to run people over for impairing traffic in an attempt to prevent extinction - what would happen if some activist made it so their petrol doesn’t pump anymore? I think we would have to start worrying less about climate change and more about drowning in the blood of their victims.
But we’re all victims here already, whether we realize it yet or not. It’s all very… absurd.
I was actually having a conversation earlier today about what to do when it’s already 10 years too late. My argument was that the same things that provided meaning when there was a possibility of change, are the same things that will provide meaning when there is no future: Giving, loving, being involved, acting to benefit life around you. Evolution hasn’t had time to catch up to capitalism (thank goodness).