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211. You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers

Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast

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The Impact of Climate Terrorism on People

The question here is about are we going to see environmental movements morph into more like terrorist organizations undertaking direct actions such as was happening in Kim Stanley Robinson's book, The Ministry for the Future. I mean, it's such a difficult situation that because first of all, we would never countenance or support anything that destroyed property or destroyed people. We're not seeing that yet, but that's what this question is pointing to. However, if we saw widespread eco-terrorism, then the message would turn the vast majority of the population against those tactics in a way that would split society in a profound way. That would actually be my real concern. More than it is now.

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