Thread by @SteB777

Humanity has been steered on a course for global suicide through one simple factor, CORRUPTION!

Both the structure of the climate and ecological emergency, and the necessary action to avert catastrophe are ignored, simply because of corrupt self-interest.
theguardian.com/environment/20…

The Science Museum, selling out by accepting fossil fuel industry money, to allow the FF industry to greenwash itself, is only part of the wider web of corruption, which has facilitated the climate and ecological emergency.

Politics in so called democracies are funded by the very rich and corporate interests. Governments have willing involved themselves in the scam of consumerism, and they now have to pander to a big section of the public who they've manipulated into wanting more and more.

Running a government and all the military and other infrastructure relies on big revenues, and that means pursuing all out economic growth and turning a blind-eye to corrupt and damaging corporate actions.

All influential and controlling management of everything from government, the media, NGOs, education, including higher education, bureaucracy, I mean anything, is controlled by people in the top 10% of income. Such people consume far more, fly far more etc.

If you were to create a properly sustainable society, those who would lose most, are all in the top 10 of the wealthiest and income. The more someone would lose is related to income.

Therefore, those in control of everything, only want to consider solutions that won't result in a loss of of their luxurious lifestyles. Whether this is conscious or unconscious makes little difference because the motivation is obvious

I am not trying to demonise the better off, only to point to the dynamics. We are often led to believe it is the public who have prevented action. How, what evidence is there for this.

At some level, it all comes down to it being influential decision makers generally finding it best in their own interests to stay with business as useful for as long as possible.