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[–] [S] 1 point 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm aware. I feel the urgency. But that's precisely why I don't have time to waste despairing over the battles that can't be won quite yet. Gotta focus on the things we can do.

Honestly Buttigieg seemed okay until he shut down that railroad workers' strike. He would be better than another maga admin though.

And even if we end up with an establishment dem in 2029, they can at least do some cleanup and restoration/demagafication. And if that's enough to keep people's hopes up, there's always 2032 and 2036. As long as we stop backsliding, I'm okay with small steps forward.

We obviously need aggressive climate action now. And healthcare reform. There are plenty of other priorities too, but these two I think we may be able to accomplish even using a less-than-ideal standard-bearer.

I'm just trying to stay hopeful, because sometimes it feels like hope is all I have left.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I don’t think climate action will have the appeal we all want. But you can do it under “affordable energy” and “lower electric bills” and win. Hard focus “cheaper electricity” and you have a win. Science talk makes so many people glaze over, sadly. I see it weekly, at work. Even when they try to listen, because their lives literally depend on it, they often lose the narrative.

    But everyone understands “lower monthly electric bill”.

    Your timeline doesn’t work though. We can’t afford our lives right fucking now. We need the fix TODAY, not 4 years from now.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 days ago*

    You're so right about that. And it's really sad and disappointing, but it's true.

    You tell the people "we need to convert the grid to renewables or else we're going to cause a mass extinction event which will likely result in the widespread destruction of human society, and almost certainly will cause enormous amounts of avoidable suffering" and they don't care because I guess it seems too abstract and far off (it's not that far off) or because the scale is too massive or too unprecedented for them to comprehend. Or because they've been brainwashed to believe it's a hoax. Or conditioned to think it's a lost cause and have already given up hope.

    But if you tell them "We need to convert the grid to renewables because they're cheaper than fossil fuels" then suddenly people support it.

    And if that's the messaging that works, it's what we need to run with.

    And yeah I know shit is expensive and people are suffering. Ideally we'll get a progressive trifecta in 2028 and solve everything in one go. If I could promise you that, I would, but I obviously can't.

    Even if we get an establishment dem in 2028 though, as long as it's not a Blue Dog or a Third Way then I think there's a good chance they'll push for climate action and renewable energy.

    That's not the only thing that needs reform of course but I have a fucking headache so I'm not gonna list all the shit that we needed to be doing six fucking years ago if we wanted to save the world.

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