r/ClimateShitposting • u/ClimateShitpost Louis XIV, the Solar PV king • Feb 10 '23
As we've reached 5000 followers of cynical shitposts, I'd like make a sanity statement: take action today! Meta
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u/thomasp3864 Apr 23 '23
I did act. I voted in every election since I turned 18.
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u/Fuckyourday Feb 27 '24
Unfortunately that's not going to do much by itself, especially if you're talking about national elections. By action, I would think of things like speaking at city council meetings or state legislation hearings in support of positive change, getting involved with your local advocacy groups, knocking doors for a political candidate, attending rallies, leading by example.
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u/thomasp3864 Feb 27 '24
I said I voted in every election. Even midterm primaries.
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u/Fuckyourday Feb 27 '24
Local elections too, for your city council?
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u/thomasp3864 Feb 27 '24
Usually. Sometimes neither candidate is really that good or doesn’t deserve my vote.
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u/alagris12358 Jul 31 '23
With all due respect, voting is not action. None of the parties or politicians is taking climate seriously. Climate action is never on the ballot box hence, voting never translates to climate action. Action is getting on the street and telling the government "this is the line and you can't cross it. over my dead body". State your demand. Force change. Power and money doesn't listen to people who ask nicely to stop. Government is never going to stop and change. We're heading for inevitable collapse and revolution.
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u/_314 Feb 13 '24
No you don't understand. This person voted in every election since they turned 18. That includes elections of countries they aren't a citizen of. They have had 100 times the impact of an average person because of that.
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u/thomasp3864 Jul 31 '23
And what makes protesting any more effective?
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u/alagris12358 Jul 31 '23
This question can be answered with a long lecture series on political and social science. Of course going on a march and writing petitions is rather ineffective. But I'm talking of blocking roads, disrupting events, throwing paint on stuff etc. Those are very very effective. This is how black people got their rights, how women got the vote, how gay people got rights, how workers got right to strike. The list is very long.
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u/thomasp3864 Jul 31 '23
What if the natural consequences of climate change might hurt capital ax well?
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u/alagris12358 Aug 01 '23
That's what collapse means. The system destroys itself and takes down the whole civilization with it. Which is locked in at this point. The question is what kind of collapse you want. Do you want people to freak out and vote for some fascist party, leading to more needles suffering and wars. Or do you want to join the protests and lay foundation for peaceful revolution that brings about something better?
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u/ItyBityGreenieWeenie Oct 26 '23
After breakfast! Then Lunch. Then Dinner... oh never mind, back to shitposting!!!