climateaction – The Free

Trump left the Paris Agreement amidst a flurry of Executive Orders, and he wants us to feel overwhelmed and powerless. We must refuse, and we must find our agency. Let’s Fight Back!

by Melanie Smith at 350.org/ via thefreeonline Tgram https://t.me/thefreeonline

Activists from Extinction Rebellion demonstrate on Oxford Street in central London. Picture date: Saturday April 9, 2022.

Climate activists engaged in non-violent direct action. Some of them hold signs saying “Our Lives Matter More Than Your Money”

Shock and awe: A far-right tactic we must resist

Trump released a flurry of Executive Orders this week, as we knew he would. He and his government want us to be dazzled, distracted, overwhelmed.

There are already legal challenges under way, so it won’t all last. But amidst the smoke and mirrors is profound danger, and at the root is people in power prioritizing profit for a select few above all else. AKA exactly what led to the climate crisis.

So it’s time to set the record straight in no uncertain terms: the reason Trump left the Paris Agreement is not because he believes that climate change is a hoax. He believes it’s an opportunity to acquire more power for himself, and he doesn’t care if the rest of us die.

It’s easier to say you don’t believe in climate science than that you don’t care. Or that you care about how you and your friends can make the most money off of it in the short-term and what you can claim as yours in the continuous wake of destruction.