Jared Yates Sexton: Capitalism will not allow the climate crisis to be addressed

[Blecht]

Some highlights from a Twitter thread by Jared Yates Sexton this morning:

Capitalism will not allow the climate crisis to be addressed, it will only profit off its destruction.

This Supreme Court is there to ensure that nothing can impede the consolidation of power and profit.

That's it.

That's what we're dealing with.

This EPA ruling is a massive thing.

It makes abundantly clear that, faced with an apocalyptic threat, the forces of capital and entrenched power will not hesitate to use everything at their disposal to continue the game to the very bitter end.

The terms are set.

It’s good that the mask is off for the Supreme Court.

Our institutions were specifically designed as a check on democratic potential and as a safeguard for the wealthy and their property.

Now it’s a matter of understanding and deciding on reckoning with the facts.

Link to tweet

[Irish_Dem]

1. The oligarchs and the politicians they own, simply are not going to pay for climate change.

They won't pay for prevention. The cost of damage repair will be passed to the people.

[Wounded Bear]

2. K & R...nt

[people]

3. The cost of climate change . . .

We have to do something to curb the power of the USSC and the only thing I can think of is to get more democrats in the Senate and the House.

I don't understand it. Why don't they want to take all steps possible to curb climate change? Don't these people have grandchildren? Don't they have great educations? What good will their money do for them and their descendants if the world continues being dessicated, flooded and/or starved?

[Blecht]

4. They're sociopaths

That's the only explanation that I can think of that fits.

[sop]

5. They're Federalist Society Justices.

[Blecht]

7. That's what I said

[sop]

10. "The Sociopathic Society" sounds about right.

[Brenda]

9. Or they're aliens

who have their ships parked and waiting on the other side of the Moon.

Oh wait. Maybe they're just religious nuts who believe the End Times are here and they'll ascend to Heaven...

[BootinUp]

6. Corruption. nt

[in2herbs]

8. If given a D majority at mid-terms why can't we take away all of the tax

benefits from the oil companies or given them a choice: participate in saving the planet or lose your tax benefits and we'll use that $$ to do it for you.

[Dysfunctional]

11. It's not just the rich and politicians who will keep us from doing anything meaningful.

People, in general, don't want to change their lifestyle.

[Kaleva]

13. +1

[Kaleva]

12. Human nature will not allow climate change to be addressed

Very few are willing to adapt a net zero emission lifestyle.

Humans don't like change and resist making major ones unless not doing so will obviously result in negative consequences. By then, it will be far too late.

There isn't a big movement to a protein diet based on plant and insects in lieu of getting protein from animals.

People complain about high gas prices for their internal combustion powered cars.

Nuclear power gets little support.

Humans are to blame for the coming catastrophe.