VernaThey* had a choice, the data was laid down in front of them decades ago. They could have gone all "we need to stop burning fossil fuel" they made another choice, police militirization on the inside, hard (soon to be "smart" borders).
We are the fossil fuel they chose to reduce.
It won't take two election cycles and another degree for climate collapse deniers to say "democracy failed, it's too slow, we need a green Caesar"
The same people who sold you "Climate change is an hoax" will greem wash themselves and tell you that we need to turn the rest of the world into Gaza.
They'll be "really sorry it has come to that" but hey "better them brown people than your neighbors" - This is how fascism will turn eco.
They'll sell you the last drop of oil before the water wars.
*Your oligarchs and their servants (aka your elected officials)
ps: I ain't breaking any new grounds with this reply, we've been saying this was coming for a looooong time.
also: I said what I said, if you feel the need to "just ask questions" untag me (and you better untag OP, unless you do want that block)
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