Good news: with every passing day, it's becoming more and more obvious that capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with democracy and ecology.

Bad news: we're still about to pass environmental thresholds that will have irreversible consequences, and likely lead to an ecological catastrophe.

Neo-liberals get so upset when you mention that leftism actually begins at the desire to see capitalism and such businesses end. They still believe in a free market is self regulating when that's not the case at all, a free market will result in monopolies. Neo-liberals are left of Republicans but we're talking a small matter of degrees. Neo-liberal policies and economics are what got us into this mess, they won't get us out of it.

We can use whatever is proven to work better for healthy people and the climate and follow proven models. We can see how getting off fossil fuels is a good thing for human health. This is the only safe blue dot we have, yet so many think it's disposable and can't wait for some better life later in a magic realm. They trash the planet and don't support politicians that want to help, if they ever have enough majority. It's tribalism and dualism, two peas in a toxic pod, and won't change if the wealthy keep getting their way.

Confronting capitalism means they might have to set aside their comforts for once, which they won’t do.

As long as conservatives continue to exist, the normal people will be forbidden from regulating the pollution industry or addressing climate change.

Friendly Reminder: ALL neo-liberals are conservatives and should be mercilessly dealt with as such. The existence of any conservative, such as Schumer or Jeffries, actively harms everyone.

Liberals Can't Address _______________ Because It Means Confronting Capitalism

You can put a LOT of stuff on that line

I find the kind of absolutism found in the headline, extremely unhelpful, not to mention total horse shit.

“Liberals” (and I’m not even getting into what people here defined as “liberals”) absolutely can confront capitalism in order to address environmental concerns, they just don’t like to and find it very difficult. But it is absolutely possible, and, with enough cajoling, absolutely will do so.

This “us versus them” attitude, and this level of absolute defeatism only makes the job much more difficult for everyone. Instead, I suggest we all focus on how to get the job done rather than focusing on all of the barriers in our way.

Capitalism needs a great big continuous series of swift kicks to the balls.

I'd say start with Musk, but knowing of his broken pp problem and his eternal cuckness, he's probably already into this sort of treatment.

One time I had a guy try to get me to do this to him, and I couldn't hold back and started to make fun of him. But he ended up being so earnest and pathetic, that I had to stop making fun of him. For all of you that are into this (except musk and other evil people and evil people supporters), I hope you find what you're looking for.

The title says it all.

It's not actually confronting capitalism. It's about holding the responsible parties accountable while phasing out products that damage and/or change the ecosystem.

The obstacle preventing liberals from addressing climate change is conservatives.

"In every American community there are varying shades of political opinion. One of the shadiest of these is the liberals. An outspoken group on many subjects. Ten degrees to the left of center in good times. Ten degrees to the right of center if it affects them personally. Here, then, is a lesson in safe logic..."

-Phil Ochs Introduction to "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" (1966)

Liberals won't take on the ecocidal billionaires incinerating the planet because they own too much of the incinerators stock.

It's so frustrating how left will literally blame themselves before they blame conservatives.

Capitalism culminates in child rape. Real intelligent species we got here.