“Nice”… that article is like a speed-run of all the tired tropes of eco-fascism.
I would normally moderate this, but since the OP doesn’t seem like someone that posted this for nefarious reasons, maybe this can serve as a discussion piece on why these eco-fascist narratives are both dangerous and also scientifically wrong?
While I wouldn’t consider myself a “doomer”, I think within the next few years climate change will be increasingly dramatic, damaging, and obvious. And the people of the world will stand up and demand their governments Do Something.
And since the majority of world governments, including four out of the five most populated nations on Earth, are authoritarian, green authoritarianism is likely to be the default answer. After all, no government has ever given itself less power in a crisis.
So when, in the next few years, environment and climate become not just one issue but THE most important issue for governments around the world, solarpunk-ish green positivism is going to have to battle both green authoritarianism and green nihilism (it’s too late to save the world, just relax, keep buying shit, and don’t think about the consequences) for a seat at the bargaining table.
And this article so effectively summarizes both attitudes that I thought it was worth sharing.
It’s the usual old attractive idea of ‘someone should arrive and fix this’ - superhero, supervillain, strong leader, elected authority, the police, your mom …
I can’t really understand if the writer actually would want this to happen, or if his use of the term ‘supervillain’ means it’s more of a tongue-in-cheek sigh of despair? Not sure what to make of it. I can relate with what he writes, this heavy feeling of despair. Just don’t like to dwell in it myself too much. Maybe the writer needs a dose of punk to cheer him up a bit.
“Nice”… that article is like a speed-run of all the tired tropes of eco-fascism.
I would normally moderate this, but since the OP doesn’t seem like someone that posted this for nefarious reasons, maybe this can serve as a discussion piece on why these eco-fascist narratives are both dangerous and also scientifically wrong?
Yeah, thank you for your patience.
While I wouldn’t consider myself a “doomer”, I think within the next few years climate change will be increasingly dramatic, damaging, and obvious. And the people of the world will stand up and demand their governments Do Something.
And since the majority of world governments, including four out of the five most populated nations on Earth, are authoritarian, green authoritarianism is likely to be the default answer. After all, no government has ever given itself less power in a crisis.
So when, in the next few years, environment and climate become not just one issue but THE most important issue for governments around the world, solarpunk-ish green positivism is going to have to battle both green authoritarianism and green nihilism (it’s too late to save the world, just relax, keep buying shit, and don’t think about the consequences) for a seat at the bargaining table.
And this article so effectively summarizes both attitudes that I thought it was worth sharing.
It’s the usual old attractive idea of ‘someone should arrive and fix this’ - superhero, supervillain, strong leader, elected authority, the police, your mom …
I can’t really understand if the writer actually would want this to happen, or if his use of the term ‘supervillain’ means it’s more of a tongue-in-cheek sigh of despair? Not sure what to make of it. I can relate with what he writes, this heavy feeling of despair. Just don’t like to dwell in it myself too much. Maybe the writer needs a dose of punk to cheer him up a bit.