>This book is motivated in no small part by our belief that we need to decarbonize the global economy to head off the threat of climate change.<
These guys are complaining about making stuff an "everything bagel," but they're still going with the climate catastrophe narrative? Okay lol. Environmental regulations are one of the prime offenders in the "everything bagel" category. Plus, the anti-growth people are actually right about climate change, in the sense that if your goal is literally to "decarbonize" the atmosphere, abundance is the exact opposite of what you would seek. Literal economic abundance means more people consuming more energy demanding more stuff which also consumes more energy to create and all the rest of it. By far the best people on the planet at combating "climate change" are the residents of North Sentinel Island.
This is a classic case of trying to win an argument while accepting the other side's framing.
They use the same wording in 'decarbonization' but that's where the similarities end. Klein's decarbonized utopia includes nuclear reactors that dot the United States, punctuated by solar panels and geothermal wells. He's also not accepting their framing in reality, as much of the left has dug into his precise wording to take issue with it - since they are aware that he is fundamentally sympathetic to capitalism and doesn't just view environmentalism as a way to sneak in leftist ideology.
The traditional conservatives want to control our spirit: control porn, ban abortion, restrict birth control, no liquor on Sundays, no gay marriage etc. They're less interested in controlling material production.
The traditional left is the opposite. Therefore a deregulatory agenda doesn't sit well. Yet, deregulation is essential for abundance. So, the left can adopt abundance, but it'll never really sit well with them.
In theory, everyone wants abundance. Even Lenin wanted abundance. But Lenin adopted his "New Economic Policy" only when things got really bad. The left can flirt with abundance, if they think things are bad. But, it will not stick. It will help, but it will not stick.
It's great to see a.centrist-left book in abundance. The targeting is spot in. We desperately need the left to acknowledge that abundance is important. Sure they'll go back to regulating soon enough, but it would be welcome to see at least on Democrat regime that deregulates at least as much as Carter did.
>This book is motivated in no small part by our belief that we need to decarbonize the global economy to head off the threat of climate change.<
These guys are complaining about making stuff an "everything bagel," but they're still going with the climate catastrophe narrative? Okay lol. Environmental regulations are one of the prime offenders in the "everything bagel" category. Plus, the anti-growth people are actually right about climate change, in the sense that if your goal is literally to "decarbonize" the atmosphere, abundance is the exact opposite of what you would seek. Literal economic abundance means more people consuming more energy demanding more stuff which also consumes more energy to create and all the rest of it. By far the best people on the planet at combating "climate change" are the residents of North Sentinel Island.
This is a classic case of trying to win an argument while accepting the other side's framing.
They use the same wording in 'decarbonization' but that's where the similarities end. Klein's decarbonized utopia includes nuclear reactors that dot the United States, punctuated by solar panels and geothermal wells. He's also not accepting their framing in reality, as much of the left has dug into his precise wording to take issue with it - since they are aware that he is fundamentally sympathetic to capitalism and doesn't just view environmentalism as a way to sneak in leftist ideology.
The traditional conservatives want to control our spirit: control porn, ban abortion, restrict birth control, no liquor on Sundays, no gay marriage etc. They're less interested in controlling material production.
The traditional left is the opposite. Therefore a deregulatory agenda doesn't sit well. Yet, deregulation is essential for abundance. So, the left can adopt abundance, but it'll never really sit well with them.
In theory, everyone wants abundance. Even Lenin wanted abundance. But Lenin adopted his "New Economic Policy" only when things got really bad. The left can flirt with abundance, if they think things are bad. But, it will not stick. It will help, but it will not stick.
It's great to see a.centrist-left book in abundance. The targeting is spot in. We desperately need the left to acknowledge that abundance is important. Sure they'll go back to regulating soon enough, but it would be welcome to see at least on Democrat regime that deregulates at least as much as Carter did.
I mean if we’re so brainless and mercenary surely it should be easy to convince us?
Good luck making an anti regulation party when half of your party donors are employed by regulations, I guess