There’s clearly a lean to the left side of things in Lemmy instances, with many people attacking people at the right.

In some cases regarding the climate crisis, there’s people blaming it on capitalism while hinting that communism/socialism are the solution to the climate crisis, because somehow having the state controlling the entire economy will lead to stop CO2 emissions.

A bit from the article:

The best way to protect the environment is to get rich. That way, there is enough money not only to meet the needs of ordinary people, but also to pay for cleaner power plants and better water-treatment facilities. Since capitalism is the best way to create wealth, humanity should stick with it.

Not the first time I’ve heard about this concept, and the more i look into the world the more I agree with it. Being green is kind of a luxury that not many people can afford, and the poorer people are the less they can afford green technology.

  • TheDubz87@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    1 year ago

    Also just below that-

    “It should be stated plainly: It’s capitalism that is at fault…”

    I wonder if they read the article at all lol

    • sirdorius@kbin.social
      514·
      1 year ago

      That part was from the original Times article that the author is criticizing. It’s hard to get, because the author doesn’t understand how to use quotes properly. But the fact that a liberal can even read and write is already an achievement, so let’s not ask too much.