Thread by @brooklynmarie

I'm sure it's not a port city land grab from would-be climate warlords using inauthentically organized violence pushed by white supremacist proxies as their excuse ahead of a major election or anything

You know, I've been thinking about my use of the term "climate warlords" a lot, because I'm really into it (I thought it up myself) and sort of considering my own criteria for such things. What would a "climate warlord," a term I throw around a lot, look like?

So by my own definition, a "climate warlord" could also be described as a "climate robber baron." It would be someone who has wormed their way into power over others and treats regions as their own private fiefdoms, as they slash and hack away protections for workers to ensure

that they are, actually, a fiefdom -- corrupt people with enormous amounts of amassed wealth from labor they personally exploit.

As mass climate migrations become more common (and they will; it's already begun from California and Texas thanks to fires and hurricanes), more of

these would-be robber barons will try to take advantage of it, keeping people scared and separate with a combination of disinformation, surveillance, and brutal crackdowns against human rights.

So what would that look like in practice?

Probably just like this

forbes.com/sites/christop…

Couple of clarifications. First:

Second, I have a habit of thinking I thought something up myself because I forgot that I read it, and I just realized that "climate warlord" might be one of those things. If I stole this from you and later decided that it was mine, it was completely unintentional and I will fix!!