For radical environmentalists, the same oppressor-oppressed paradigm is at play, with nature as the proletariat that must be liberated from the capitalists who are hell bent on destroying the earth. The goal is for us to have zero impact on the earth, which explains the fanatical insistence on renewables only and rejection of all other clean or cleaner options like nuclear. Much of climate, that is, energy policy is driven by this woke binary. With whiteness thrown in, one can see how it becomes an exercise self loathing and destruction. Thus one rarely hears the woke environmentalist mention China or India among the worst CO2 emitters, since they are not white. Whatever they are doing is a somehow result of capitalist/white oppression. Woke ideology is all of a piece, a closed system that explains everything. It’s very attractive and very dangerous.
Brilliant. It’s so obvious but I haven’t seen it articulated before.
Did you mean DO NOT agree...
"I’ve italicized that to emphasize that I agree with any of their premises - I’m simply explaining what they believe"
It's worse than you think. Check out Phil Magness’ excellent book. The 1619 Project: A Critique https://a.co/d/5Qv7qJK
Or his interview with Matt Kibbe https://youtu.be/T5zsGDe_IPo
For radical environmentalists, the same oppressor-oppressed paradigm is at play, with nature as the proletariat that must be liberated from the capitalists who are hell bent on destroying the earth. The goal is for us to have zero impact on the earth, which explains the fanatical insistence on renewables only and rejection of all other clean or cleaner options like nuclear. Much of climate, that is, energy policy is driven by this woke binary. With whiteness thrown in, one can see how it becomes an exercise self loathing and destruction. Thus one rarely hears the woke environmentalist mention China or India among the worst CO2 emitters, since they are not white. Whatever they are doing is a somehow result of capitalist/white oppression. Woke ideology is all of a piece, a closed system that explains everything. It’s very attractive and very dangerous.