elon musk is not a climate change hero, to the contrary, the production of tesla cars destroys the environment and space x works with the us military, the largest polluting entity of the world
his donations to certain politicians further confirm this
the extraction of minerals destroys lives, predominantly in the global south (latin america and central africa, etc). it impacts indigenous communities, it does not consult local people, and often uses child labor google.ch/amp/s/www.euro…
to effectively combat climate change, the US needs to radically shrink the size of its military, the largest polluter of the world. but why make the military smaller when many companies can make billions in the military-industrial-complex? space x among them
to save the world from climate catastrophe, billionaires are not your friend. what it takes is a foundational change of the economic system, to move beyond endless growth, and create an economy which is in harmony with the environment resilience.org/stories/2018-1…
progress in technology/science are crucial, but to believe green tech will somehow save the world is a fool's errand. asime from vested interests, no expert believes green tech suffices, or comes close to what is needed. social innovation is what we need google.ch/amp/s/theconve…
many people forget the fact that the electricity grid does not magically generate energy, it comes largely from fossil fuels. to have grids with mostly "green energy" sources on a global scale is a myth, and won't happen anytime soon
green/clean energy is important, and i'm not saying the ICE is any better in general, the point is to stop viewing ppl like elon musk as heroes in this fight. what it takes is economic justice, & ppl profiting off our planet's resources are opposed to it google.ch/amp/s/amp.theg…
we need to dramatically scale back unnecessary industries like the arms sector, SUV sector, etc. & shorten the working week & raise wages to prevent economic collapse and make up for the lost jobs in those superfluous sectors & unsustainable supply chains thewire.in/economy/degrow…
the demand for lithium and rare minerals will explode as EV adoption continues. there is already a high toll taken by the environment & communities by mineral extraction;
(let's also not forget about elon musk jokingly (?) claiming the US could coup 'whoever they want')
side note: obviously not including countries when i say "largest polluting entity". aside from nations, the US military is the largest polluter. ecowatch.com/military-large…
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you should be able to criticize every single politician. they are not your boss, they are supposed to work for YOU
if i ever get to a position of leadership, i want you to criticize the shit out of me. while constructive criticism is preferrable, some of it will be disingenuous. but you need to be able to take that shit, that's the price for having great responsibility
people with responsibility are beholden to the people they fight for, you shouldn't blame people for providing critique, to the contrary, you should welcome it. leaders can't possibly know everything themselves, they need the people to constantly update them on their needs/wishes
"The government has become a slave to corporations.", he is right.
As the fascist government in India pushes for land reform which would let corporations in "to increase competition", people from India have organized the largest protest in world history
Indian farmers, already struggling heavily with covid and economic misery, have organized the largest general strike in history which has mobilized about 250 million people. Keep this in mind whenever people discourage you from organizing strikes in your country.
The partnership between large corporations & far-right authoritarian governments is a recurring pattern in history- the more aware people are of their own exploitation, the more authoritarian states will become to suppress them. Be aware of this shift, everywhere around the world
i've never heard from people who participate in BLM protests talk about defund the police as a "slogan", they don't think of activism as a marketing campaign
that does not mean movements don't have to think about communication, but it's the call for X that is at the core, people who refer to the call to defund the police primarily as a slogan confuse what activism is about - it's not about market-analysis, it's about pushing change
change comes from a place of risk & danger, exactly because it's not oriented towards what the mainstream can comfortably absorb as uncontroversial. the argument that change needs to do that comes from a static model of society, not from a view of a dynamic, ever changing society
his whole career has been a grift from the start. even the fbi admits that far right extremism is far more dangerous. this guy and the people with a big platform who promote him shouldn't be taken seriously by anyone ever google.ch/amp/s/www.roll…