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minus-squarekibiz0rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·8 hours agoI worry that climate defeatism has become a religion, and it will be difficult to separate it from policy discussion going forward.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 hours agoThings just shifted instantly from “nothing needs to be done” to “nothing can be done.”
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·6 hours ago climate defeatism has become a religion Going outside to 90⁰ weather in October is a religion?
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 hours agoNo. Climate defeatism is.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 hours agoIf the sum total of “Say no to climate defeatism” is “Don’t feel bad during the latest in a series of historic heat waves”, then you’re not arguing against defeatism. You’re arguing for denialism.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 hours ago Don’t feel bad during the latest in a series of historic heat waves Good thing nobody actually said that, then.
I worry that climate defeatism has become a religion, and it will be difficult to separate it from policy discussion going forward.
Things just shifted instantly from “nothing needs to be done” to “nothing can be done.”
Going outside to 90⁰ weather in October is a religion?
No. Climate defeatism is.
If the sum total of “Say no to climate defeatism” is “Don’t feel bad during the latest in a series of historic heat waves”, then you’re not arguing against defeatism. You’re arguing for denialism.
Good thing nobody actually said that, then.