Roger Hallam (co-founder of Extinction Rebellion) has an interesting insight on the ascendency of the extreme right... that, in many countries, the great middle of society knows (without consciously knowing) that they can't survive the climate crisis and related economic deprivations that have been accelerating, all caused by the liberal…
Roger Hallam (co-founder of Extinction Rebellion) has an interesting insight on the ascendency of the extreme right... that, in many countries, the great middle of society knows (without consciously knowing) that they can't survive the climate crisis and related economic deprivations that have been accelerating, all caused by the liberal (fossil fuel) establishment, and as the center cannot hold, the extreme right and left have their chance, but the left has nowhere near the ambition that the right has. So we’re going to have the neo-fascist take-over, and then, when that hits the wall, maybe we’ll have a chance at the reform that we need to survive.
The liberal (fossil fuel) establishment? Carter put solar panels on the White House. Reagan took them down. The climate deniers in Congress are not the Democrats, they are people representing states with big fossil fuel and extractive industries.
Roger Hallam is writing about Portugal, whose fascist dictator stayed in power from 1932 to 1968. The grandparent generation in Portugal has family history with fascism.
A neo-fascist takeover leading to a chance for reform misses the fact that it takes years to get rid of a fascist regime. There isn’t time. Global warming is accelerating.
Roger Hallam (co-founder of Extinction Rebellion) has an interesting insight on the ascendency of the extreme right... that, in many countries, the great middle of society knows (without consciously knowing) that they can't survive the climate crisis and related economic deprivations that have been accelerating, all caused by the liberal (fossil fuel) establishment, and as the center cannot hold, the extreme right and left have their chance, but the left has nowhere near the ambition that the right has. So we’re going to have the neo-fascist take-over, and then, when that hits the wall, maybe we’ll have a chance at the reform that we need to survive.
https://rogerhallam.com/the-rise-of-the-far-right-in-portugal/?ref=roger-hallam-newsletter
The liberal (fossil fuel) establishment? Carter put solar panels on the White House. Reagan took them down. The climate deniers in Congress are not the Democrats, they are people representing states with big fossil fuel and extractive industries.
Roger Hallam is writing about Portugal, whose fascist dictator stayed in power from 1932 to 1968. The grandparent generation in Portugal has family history with fascism.
A neo-fascist takeover leading to a chance for reform misses the fact that it takes years to get rid of a fascist regime. There isn’t time. Global warming is accelerating.