AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
"We have to send the message that some of us are going to be living on this planet 30, 40, 50 years from now and we will not take no for an answer."
she applauded the climate movement for starting to "crack the grip" which the fossil fuel industry holds on the nation's political economy.
"That's because of you," she said to those in the crowd. "Don't let the cynics win. The cynics want us to think that this isn't worth it. The cynics want us to believe that we can't win. The cynics want us to believe that organizing doesn't matter; that our political system doesn't matter; that our economy doesn't matter. But we're here to say that we organize out of hope! We organize out of commitment! We organize out of love! We organize out of the beauty of our future! And we will not give up. We will not let go! We will not let cynicism to prevail!"
In Australia we've just essentially criminalised climate protesting. Climate protestors now risk a huge fine and even jail time. A lot of people suspect it's because governments are preparing in advance for what might become a huge movement that they can't control. So they're trying to disincentivise people before shit hits the fan.
That sounds about right. Sadly for them, no manner of law is going to stop the mobs when people start going hungry.
I went to a climate protest in Canada last week and it was way to tame to actually get anything accomplished.
The main part of the protest was walking down a main artery. For protesters, there is incentive to walk slowly and spread out to make the walk longer and disrupt status-quo longer, but the organizers clearly only had permission to march for a specific duration so they were in the back hurrying people forward so we'd stay within our allotted time window. Maybe 30 minutes. Once a year. It was pointless.
Add to that that 90% of the people there were exactly the people you'd expect to be there and it just felt like a waste of time.
It absolutely was a waste of time, nobody noticed or gave a shit.
There is an exception to every rule, and one of my rules is that all politicians are money grubbing, ego-maniacs, who want nothing more than power. She might be the only exception to that rule.
Meanwhile, here in the UK, Ministers consider rollback of green policy to try to win votes from those who really should not vote Tory.
She's right...
Being concerned for the future of our species is radical apparently.
I'm not sure she realises how good conservatives, and the American public, are at ignoring things.
Bah that's exactly the kind of cynicism she was talking about
You can say that about all sides. Not conservative BTW if that matters.
....and then she ate her microphone.
And it was cake.
...it was all cake!
She should be Americas VP, so she could take over for Brandon when he croaks. Probably the only way we'll ever get a female president.
Okay but what the fuck can I do?
Oh, you sweet summer child...
I don't get why people support AOC, as far as I can tell after she blatantly ignored New Yorkers who are fed up with the current migrant crisis. She's not open for debate, she's just pushing her own agenda.
You'll see an actual migrant crisis in the coming years because of the climate change republicans keep ignoring
In attributing the forthcoming migrant crisis solely to Republicans stance on climate change, you're oversimplifying a complex issue. While climate change is indeed a pressing concern that could exacerbate migration patterns, it's not the only factor. My initial point was that AOC appears to be ignoring the concerns of her constituents on the current migrant issue, which is separate from future crises caused by climate change. It is crucial to address the problems of today while also preparing for those of tomorrow. To do so, our representatives should be open to debate and multiple viewpoints, not solely focused on pushing their own agendas.
So she ignored racists, doesn't sound like a bad thing for her to do.
Government official says you must resort to terrorism to have your demands met
Like going to the capital to trash it because your candidate lost?
If we are treating this like an emergency, imagine if you were a resident of the flooding in Derna, what they would do if they saw the Exxon oil executives dining on the side of a posh cafe in their suits and tie saying the death of everyone in your neighbourhood is just business?
I would very much advocate for beating them up.
Y’all really hate freedom of assembly.
She'd be right. We should start by burning the computers of people who post dumb shit like your comment.
