Thread by @polirealm

This is a remarkable post by @ewarren. The US military is the #1 polluter on this planet, hence making the connection to #ClimateBreakdown is hugely important. Yet, her framing of the issue remains strictly confined to questions of efficacy and readiness.

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It's a smart approach, when talking to those who accept US imperialism as a given. but there's also a paradox embedded here: The main role of the US military is to secure access to and control over fossil fuel, which will lose its strategic value in a world powered by renewables.

The empire depends on the world economy's dependence on fossil fuels and oil in particular. Once energy production is decentralized all over the planet, the petrodollar will fall. And with the petrodollar gone, the USD will be but one out of many currencies.

With that in mind: Why would neocons accept the notion of #ClimateBreakdown? Especially when the people in question look old enough to have seen that oil in the form of trees?

The fall of the empire seems inevitable: It's either #ClimateBreakdown or complete loss of control. If it wasn't for that other option they're obviously looking at: Some sort of global fascism.

Keep that in mind, when you hear about social and income inequality. That's not just about fairness, healthier, and more fulfilled lives, it's also about taking the future means to exert total control out of the hands of those who are terrified to lose the current ones.