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   Kyle Montanio (fantasticaleconomics@geekdom.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 21:37:04 JST Kyle Montanio

   How far off do you think we are from folks, especially politicians, on the right saying "now is not the time to talk about #ClimateChange," after major natural disasters?

   I feel like that's the next step in their playbook once flat denial loses its effectiveness.

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     _noelamac_ (_noelamac_@spore.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 21:36:58 JST _noelamac_

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     • Phil Stevens :tinoflag:

     @FantasticalEconomics @phil_stevens

     Other tactics are used with the same purpose: Delay climate action, win time.

     Perhaps you already know this wonderful illustrated summary by Léonard Chemineau.

     Source:
     https://www.leolinne.com/-discourses-of-climate-delay/english

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     Kyle Montanio (fantasticaleconomics@geekdom.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 21:37:00 JST Kyle Montanio

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     • Phil Stevens :tinoflag:
     • _noelamac_

     @phil_stevens

     Truth. Both are delay tactics the fossil fuel industry is heavily using. Pretty amazing that such contradictory statements can be used to achieve the exact same goal - delay progress to increase profits (just as @_noelamac_ describes).

     pettter and Mr. Bill repeated this.
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     Phil Stevens :tinoflag: (phil_stevens@mastodon.nz)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 21:37:01 JST Phil Stevens :tinoflag:

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     • _noelamac_

     @_noelamac_ @FantasticalEconomics The parallel to the "it's not all that bad" narrative is the one that goes "it's too late so we just have to adapt."

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     _noelamac_ (_noelamac_@spore.social)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 21:37:02 JST _noelamac_

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     @FantasticalEconomics Denial is imo already totally obsolete at the decision making level. Of course they still push it to keep the most fact-resistant right wing voters entertained.

     But the current tactic now is denying #ClimateChange is bad, laughing at the term #ClimateCrisis. In parallel tech fairytales are told to make believe it will all play out fine, that it’s under control.

     This wins time, precious time to sell more fuel and build more infrastructure to lock it in. ☠️