Why is the blame placed solely on wealthy individuals? While they do bear a share of the responsibility, it’s also important to consider the role of everyday citizens. The choices made by voters, such as supporting climate change deniers or prioritizing short-term economic growth over long-term environmental sustainability, play a greater role in shaping policies. It’s unreasonable to blame the system when the existing checks and balances refuse to act.
Because the wealthy have completely corrupted the checks and balances, control the media networks and manipulate the voting populace through propaganda?
Yes, but if you as an individual allow yourself to be misled and manipulated, is it entirely the manipulator’s fault? They should not lie to you of course, but the failure to question a new piece of information before you let it influence your opinions and view of the world is entirely on you.
The most logical conclusion is that we as a species have failed. A better society than the one we’ve built would not tolerate this kind of manipulation. Corrupt politicians are a symptom, not the cause.
I’m not at all what you’d call a religious person, but consider the Nine Satanic Sins: the worst sin you can commit is that of stupidity. Imagine a world where everybody lived by this!
The wealthy, who disproportionately wreck the environment across the whole globe, refuse to be less destructive.
Why is the blame placed solely on wealthy individuals? While they do bear a share of the responsibility, it’s also important to consider the role of everyday citizens. The choices made by voters, such as supporting climate change deniers or prioritizing short-term economic growth over long-term environmental sustainability, play a greater role in shaping policies. It’s unreasonable to blame the system when the existing checks and balances refuse to act.
Because the wealthy have completely corrupted the checks and balances, control the media networks and manipulate the voting populace through propaganda?
Yes, but if you as an individual allow yourself to be misled and manipulated, is it entirely the manipulator’s fault? They should not lie to you of course, but the failure to question a new piece of information before you let it influence your opinions and view of the world is entirely on you.
The most logical conclusion is that we as a species have failed. A better society than the one we’ve built would not tolerate this kind of manipulation. Corrupt politicians are a symptom, not the cause.
I’m not at all what you’d call a religious person, but consider the Nine Satanic Sins: the worst sin you can commit is that of stupidity. Imagine a world where everybody lived by this!