| Comment | Would you not say that the state has a large amount of responsibility in this though? The state is in arguably the best position to fight poverty and I don't think these folks are a bunch of tories (or I hope not, I'd be really surprised if they were). The state has a lot of influence over poverty - namely that the current government is actively causing a lot of it - and the current government is also very pro-big business and pro-dodging-accountability. And since corporations are far and away the biggest problem with damaging the climate and the environment, then pressuring the state (both our government and collectively organisations like the EU, UN, etc) to take action is the only way to get them to fall in line (yet another reason why I think Brexit is dumb as hell but that's another discussion). I think the issue of climate change and poverty overlaps to such a large degree that anyone who thinks you could solve one without solving the other is naive. It seems obvious to me that you can't expect people to make better choices when they literally can't afford the better options. But I also think that avoiding climate disaster isn't gonna be dodged just by individuals making better choices. It won't have no impact, but it's not going to be enough. |
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