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• darthelmet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  That is exactly what I’m trying to push back against. Guilting people over their tiny contribution to climate change is hurting the cause, not helping it. It’s a problem intrinsic to the consumption-oriented liberal approach to climate activism, but not exclusive to it.

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  • Eristalis@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I agree. I was pointing out that (even if perhaps inadvertently), your post just ends up guilting people who don’t do enough activism instead. It turns, not on the problem (reducing carbon emissions), but on your comrades (those who share your concern, but disagree about how best to achieve it).

    The responses blaming individuals don’t seem to be exculpating corporations. They’re just adding a dimension they felt was missing.

    Solidarity is about accepting into the fold anyone who agrees with a broad aim and working toward that end.

    So anyone concerned about our impact on the planet can work together to minimise it. Some by campaigning to reduce consumption, some by campaigning against corporate overreach, some by campaigning for political parties who have better agendas. And each campaign supports and nurtures the other.

    What we get instead are endless (and often furious) arguments between each campaign about how they’ve got it wrong and their approach will never work.

    I suppose in the vein of “the one thing I don’t tolerate is intolerance”, I’d say the one thing I will always say isn’t going to work is telling every other well-meaning activist that their campaign isn’t going to work.

    (The obvious caveat here is determining ‘well-meaning’, but hey, no system is perfect)

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