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‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics (www.ipolitics.ca)
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How to say Marx was right without saying "Marx was right".

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

In your car crash analogy, we are now past the point where hitting the brakes will help. The car will be irrepairably destroyed and all passengers will be killed.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's why it's an analogy, and not reality.

    There is no point where hitting the brakes will not help. We can always reduce the amount of harm done.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    The comforting fantasy is the idea that we can throw up our hands and say "We lost."

    Losing is easy. It demands nothing from us. Losing has no call to action. If we've lost, then there's no fight left to be fought.

    The reality is that the fight is always worth fighting. And that sucks, because it means we never get to give up. We never get to say "It's over", and stop caring. Caring is a lot harder.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I think we're past the point of the car hitting the wall even if we brake, and the damage ruining your day. We're not past the point that braking will save lives or even make the car unrepairable.

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