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I find the question of who's to blame much less interesting or important than fixing the problem. Yes, they are vastly more to blame than we are. But blaming them -or ourselves- does nothing to fix the problem.
The mindset I see is one of good and evil, or sin and redemption. But when a house is on fire, you first grab a bucket and put out the fire, and only later figure out who was the arsonist.
@eribosot
@jwcph
And to fix the problem, it needs avenues of action.Actions that can't happen without the capacity to choose.
Individual action will not fix this problem.
For collective action to happen, the collective needs to join behind a common goal.
For this to happen, it needs voices of anger and discontent. It also needs blame, to put pressure on those who have the capacity to choose.
Unrest is a social function which has it's function.
It is dangerous, but also needed.
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@eribosot
@jwcph
And to fix the problem, it needs avenues of action.Actions that can't happen without the capacity to choose.
Individual action will not fix this problem.
For collective action to happen, the collective needs to join behind a common goal.
For this to happen, it needs voices of anger and discontent. It also needs blame, to put pressure on those who have the capacity to choose.
Unrest is a social function which has it's function.
It is dangerous, but also needed.
Or, to use your image:
"Hey everyone, help! Jeff is setting out home on fire! What the fuck! We need to act now!"
No one is hoping that the climate is fixed when these people are stopped.
The need to be stopped, so they don't continue to make it worse.
And we need to make it clear, that we don't tolerate thesre evil actions.
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