It is not inexplicable that we are failing as a society to adequately address climate change, even as we are negatively impacted in the present day. Only a few years ago, in 2021, a survey of Americans (quoted in Time Magazine 7/2/24, https://time.com/6990721/us-politics-polarization-myth/), found that a "solution to Climate Change" was the #3 priority across all segments of the U.S. population. Most people are aware and believe we need a solution. Yet much of our public discourse is guided by mainstream media (and the reverse is not also true, what we believe as a majority is not often reflected back to us). Media giants are intricately enmeshed with the interests of Big Oil and national politics. We are not hearing more about how climate change is causing these events because big money dictates that we not hear more about it. At the same time, as individuals we feel disempowered by the monoliths we must tackle in order to create substantive change in society. We need to EXPAND our ALLIANCES, just as everything we hear in the public discourse seeks to divide us. We are losing the battle against the most wealthy and powerful entities in the world, because we have not yet learned how to unite--and in democratic countries like America--demand what is needed for our country, regardless of who is in office.
It is not inexplicable that we are failing as a society to adequately address climate change, even as we are negatively impacted in the present day. Only a few years ago, in 2021, a survey of Americans (quoted in Time Magazine 7/2/24, https://time.com/6990721/us-politics-polarization-myth/), found that a "solution to Climate Change" was the #3 priority across all segments of the U.S. population. Most people are aware and believe we need a solution. Yet much of our public discourse is guided by mainstream media (and the reverse is not also true, what we believe as a majority is not often reflected back to us). Media giants are intricately enmeshed with the interests of Big Oil and national politics. We are not hearing more about how climate change is causing these events because big money dictates that we not hear more about it. At the same time, as individuals we feel disempowered by the monoliths we must tackle in order to create substantive change in society. We need to EXPAND our ALLIANCES, just as everything we hear in the public discourse seeks to divide us. We are losing the battle against the most wealthy and powerful entities in the world, because we have not yet learned how to unite--and in democratic countries like America--demand what is needed for our country, regardless of who is in office.