@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.orggreen@lemmy.ml
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minus-square@SCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-2•1 year agoModifying individual consumption is literally the only viable solution. It just cannot be voluntary.
minus-squarehypelightflylinkfedilink1•1 year agoThat was sort of my point. I guess it would be better stated as putting the decision making at the individual level doesn’t help, or something like that.
minus-square@SCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year agoThen it isn’t propaganda meant to shift blame. Blaming “the top x%” of corporations is effective propaganda that does shift blame. People are going to fight carbon taxation, even with a dividend, and if they think “just go after the rich” will help, we’ll never get it.
Modifying individual consumption is literally the only viable solution. It just cannot be voluntary.
That was sort of my point. I guess it would be better stated as putting the decision making at the individual level doesn’t help, or something like that.
Then it isn’t propaganda meant to shift blame.
Blaming “the top x%” of corporations is effective propaganda that does shift blame.
People are going to fight carbon taxation, even with a dividend, and if they think “just go after the rich” will help, we’ll never get it.