AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
"We have to send the message that some of us are going to be living on this planet 30, 40, 50 years from now and we will not take no for an answer."
she applauded the climate movement for starting to "crack the grip" which the fossil fuel industry holds on the nation's political economy.
"That's because of you," she said to those in the crowd. "Don't let the cynics win. The cynics want us to think that this isn't worth it. The cynics want us to believe that we can't win. The cynics want us to believe that organizing doesn't matter; that our political system doesn't matter; that our economy doesn't matter. But we're here to say that we organize out of hope! We organize out of commitment! We organize out of love! We organize out of the beauty of our future! And we will not give up. We will not let go! We will not let cynicism to prevail!"
In Australia we've just essentially criminalised climate protesting. Climate protestors now risk a huge fine and even jail time. A lot of people suspect it's because governments are preparing in advance for what might become a huge movement that they can't control. So they're trying to disincentivise people before shit hits the fan.
That sounds about right. Sadly for them, no manner of law is going to stop the mobs when people start going hungry.
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I'd say it's more that peaceful protest and violent protest are symbiotic. Peaceful movements attract broad support, and ensure you can not easily be dismissed as extremists and violently suppressed. Violent protest show that you can not be ignored without consequence.
The idea that they are at odds is harmful.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2023/09/16/trial-protesting-against-woodside this is one of the examples of what's happening in Australia right now. Counter terrorism police raiding people's homes for vandalism (if you can even call it that). Let this be a warning and prepare accordingly. I guarantee your governments are looking at how they can do this shit in your countries.
I went to a climate protest in Canada last week and it was way to tame to actually get anything accomplished.
The main part of the protest was walking down a main artery. For protesters, there is incentive to walk slowly and spread out to make the walk longer and disrupt status-quo longer, but the organizers clearly only had permission to march for a specific duration so they were in the back hurrying people forward so we'd stay within our allotted time window. Maybe 30 minutes. Once a year. It was pointless.
Add to that that 90% of the people there were exactly the people you'd expect to be there and it just felt like a waste of time.
It absolutely was a waste of time, nobody noticed or gave a shit.
There is an exception to every rule, and one of my rules is that all politicians are money grubbing, ego-maniacs, who want nothing more than power. She might be the only exception to that rule.
I'd say Bernie is one of the exceptions. They are rare.
I think Katie Porter is also on this exception list.
You are setting yourself up to be fooled.
Difference is she is not some legacy admission, born with a silver spoon in her mouth. I'll take a bartender from the Bronx over Suits McHedgefund in a goddamn heartbeat. There is such a mountain of bullshit she would have to successfully climb to be on equally shitty footing with other politicians, and I just don't see her doing that. There are plenty of us that just don't give a shit about excess money and power and shit.
Meanwhile, here in the UK, Ministers consider rollback of green policy to try to win votes from those who really should not vote Tory.
She's right...
Being concerned for the future of our species is radical apparently.
I'm not sure she realises how good conservatives, and the American public, are at ignoring things.
Bah that's exactly the kind of cynicism she was talking about
You can say that about all sides. Not conservative BTW if that matters.
....and then she ate her microphone.
And it was cake.
...it was all cake!
She should be Americas VP, so she could take over for Brandon when he croaks. Probably the only way we'll ever get a female president.
Okay but what the fuck can I do?
- Join a local activist group
- talk with people you know
- call and write to politicians
- volunteer for or donate to a political campaign
- take a job working on a piece of decarbonization
- if you have savings, divest from fossil fuels and use a bank which has done likewise
- change how you live to show others that it's possible to live without burning stuff
Oh, you sweet summer child...
Haven’t we learned in recent decades that radical movements breed counter radical movements. We need a strong, all unifying movement. And as the consequences pile up we will have decent servings of good arguments for every faction.
EDIT:
- No unity with fascists.
- “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’.” —Isaac Asimov
There is no magical all appeasing movement.
The issue isn’t unity, it’s making the planet literally uninhabitable for our species (and most others).
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Yeah, 98% of people agree most people can't agree on anything. So good luck with that strong all unifying movement...around not having a strong unifying movement, lol.
I don't get why people support AOC, as far as I can tell after she blatantly ignored New Yorkers who are fed up with the current migrant crisis. She's not open for debate, she's just pushing her own agenda.
You'll see an actual migrant crisis in the coming years because of the climate change republicans keep ignoring
In attributing the forthcoming migrant crisis solely to Republicans stance on climate change, you're oversimplifying a complex issue. While climate change is indeed a pressing concern that could exacerbate migration patterns, it's not the only factor. My initial point was that AOC appears to be ignoring the concerns of her constituents on the current migrant issue, which is separate from future crises caused by climate change. It is crucial to address the problems of today while also preparing for those of tomorrow. To do so, our representatives should be open to debate and multiple viewpoints, not solely focused on pushing their own agendas.
So she ignored racists, doesn't sound like a bad thing for her to do.
Government official says you must resort to terrorism to have your demands met
Like going to the capital to trash it because your candidate lost?
If we are treating this like an emergency, imagine if you were a resident of the flooding in Derna, what they would do if they saw the Exxon oil executives dining on the side of a posh cafe in their suits and tie saying the death of everyone in your neighbourhood is just business?
I would very much advocate for beating them up.
Y’all really hate freedom of assembly.
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She'd be right. We should start by burning the computers of people who post dumb shit like your comment.