Re: the meme here, a reader motes: This climate meeting was all about fossil fuel strategies and alliances to wipe out renewable energy.
There is no doubt that this was the focus on the part of Big Oil. Looks at from that perspective, the “justification” is clear: show the world the fossil energy is here to stay, and that, as they say in science fiction, “resistance is futile.”
Their problem, of course, is that the costs of solar and wind continue to come down, and that the power of pure market forces will eventually make energy from oil, gas and coal, prohibitively expensive.
Precisely what this planet will be like at that point is impossible to determine, as is the prognosis for keeping temperature rises to a workable level.
Number of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at Climate Meeting “Beyond Justification”
In a recent post, I argued that our brains are wired in a certain way, and that we have little in any control over our values and beliefs.
German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte seem to be saying something similar here. To take me as an example, I’m no more capable of being a Trump supporter than I am in believing in the tooth fairy or Santa Claus.
It’
s true that MAGA votes against its own financial interests. But keep in mind that they have other more important interests. e.g., punishing immigrants and other people of color.
As suggested at left, we can easily understand why Canadians are uncomfortable living adjacent to the United States.
Of course, it’s even worse down here. Unless you’re a hateful moron Trump supporter, you’re suffering, either:
Directly, via lousy education, poor access to healthcare, expensive cost of living, gutted government services and a poor job market, or
Indirectly, as you see a criminal conman systematically destroy the country you love. As someone said, “It’s like being tied to a chair and forced to watch a toddler play with a loaded pistol.”
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