Seems like a good idea, I will just point out that it will involve completely changing the power structure of human civilization globally. Do we have time for that and as ever the question is who will take over the system?
You're totally right -- I think that this actually coming to pass is unlikely. However, I follow Lenin, who taught that a revolution comes when a moment of great potential upheaval is met by an existing organization (Party) that is ready to meet that moment. Those moments are impossible to predict, and lifetimes can pass without such a moment arising. However, if such a moment arises and there is no party organized to direct the revolutionary energy of the working class, then the moment will be lost and wasted. Part of organizing a party requires an articulation of its goals and ideals. This is why Lenin's writing was a part of his overall work as a professional revolutionary. He didn't think his writing would cause the revolution, but he did want to build a framework upon which a party could potentially organize.
That is why I thought it is important for us to present a truly Left solution to carbon emissions (in opposition to liberal environmentalism), even though the Left currently feels far from power. As the great man said, sometimes decades happen in weeks etc.
“You have any idea how much diesel we had to burn to mix that much concrete? Or make that steel? Or haul this s–t out here and put it together with a 450-foot crane? You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that f–king [windmill]? Or winterize it? In its 20-year lifespan, it won’t offset the carbon footprint of making it. And don’t even get me started on solar panels and the lithium in your Tesla batteries.”
The whole point is to be able to differentiate between those socially useful functions of fuel vs. private jets. Just because we have to burn fuel to build infrastructure shouldn't mean we have to let rich folks burn as much as they want for fun.
Seems like a good idea, I will just point out that it will involve completely changing the power structure of human civilization globally. Do we have time for that and as ever the question is who will take over the system?
You're totally right -- I think that this actually coming to pass is unlikely. However, I follow Lenin, who taught that a revolution comes when a moment of great potential upheaval is met by an existing organization (Party) that is ready to meet that moment. Those moments are impossible to predict, and lifetimes can pass without such a moment arising. However, if such a moment arises and there is no party organized to direct the revolutionary energy of the working class, then the moment will be lost and wasted. Part of organizing a party requires an articulation of its goals and ideals. This is why Lenin's writing was a part of his overall work as a professional revolutionary. He didn't think his writing would cause the revolution, but he did want to build a framework upon which a party could potentially organize.
That is why I thought it is important for us to present a truly Left solution to carbon emissions (in opposition to liberal environmentalism), even though the Left currently feels far from power. As the great man said, sometimes decades happen in weeks etc.
“You have any idea how much diesel we had to burn to mix that much concrete? Or make that steel? Or haul this s–t out here and put it together with a 450-foot crane? You want to guess how much oil it takes to lubricate that f–king [windmill]? Or winterize it? In its 20-year lifespan, it won’t offset the carbon footprint of making it. And don’t even get me started on solar panels and the lithium in your Tesla batteries.”
Landman
The whole point is to be able to differentiate between those socially useful functions of fuel vs. private jets. Just because we have to burn fuel to build infrastructure shouldn't mean we have to let rich folks burn as much as they want for fun.