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Jenda_ | karma 319 | avg karma 1.43 · 2021-10-12 20:53:10

> They want the "war" on CO2 to be about personal sacrifice and de-industrialization.

What's their motivation for this? (I see something similar and I don't understand. I have explained it for myself by Hanlon's razor.)

p_l | karma 8319 | avg karma 1.99 · 2021-10-12 22:01:39

A lot of the "personal carbon footprint" was driven by oil industry marketing campaigns in order to shift blame.

Then add in existing degrowth movements.

blitzar | karma 5877 | avg karma 2.08 · 2021-10-13 03:53:36

Greens brainwashed by big oil marketing, sounds about right.

tim333 | karma 15551 | avg karma 1.53 · 2021-10-13 04:53:52

It has a lot in common with religion where you do penance for your original sin and lead a simple life of contemplating God in some monastery.

Hence the faithfull can demonstrate their goodness but flying to some enviro conference even if the private jet burns a bit of gas getting there.