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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoQuite a bit of modern progressive reform was won by being giant assholes towards people in power until they capitulated. I don’t think climate change will be resolved any differently.
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoYou absolutely should be giant assholes to those people doing the most damage. But this does not preclude you from doing something to decrease your own, likely outsized, damage yourself. It certainly does not excuse you from doing nothing.
Quite a bit of modern progressive reform was won by being giant assholes towards people in power until they capitulated.
I don’t think climate change will be resolved any differently.
You absolutely should be giant assholes to those people doing the most damage.
But this does not preclude you from doing something to decrease your own, likely outsized, damage yourself. It certainly does not excuse you from doing nothing.