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If people don't take it to the streets, nothing will change. That much is already clear. As far as I can tell, most politicians in my country, Germany, and the US, are basically puppets of the rich capitalist playing their little power games. Or rather, you don't get into power, if you're not part of the establishment (which is why some smaller parties here remain small and play no bigger role even if their ideas might be good). It's kind of hilarious how many Western citizens lament over oligarchs in eastern countries, when their own countries have institutionalized the concept of oligarchy.
But anyway, I fear the time window for a peaceful change towards circular economy and planet-friendly livelihood is closing rapidly. Just take a look at this:
https://www.brusselstimes.com/620726/global-coal-consumption-expected-to-hit-record-high-in-2023
or this:
https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/29/g20-ministers-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-key-climate-issues
It's always the same. I see these kinds of news everyday, coupled with news about new record heats, forest fires, and other climate-change-induced catastrophes. Our politicians are all about promises and words, but when it comes to following up, they'll bow to the capitalists and their lobbies like the #FossilLobby.
And "luckily" we got the capitalist-owned media that tells people what they are supposed to believe, so that the majority of people (who don't have the time to care about such matters in the first place because the capitalist system makes it difficult for them to make a living as labor slaves) believes the current system will help us through this mess with a few tweaks here and there.
It's simply appalling and infuriating.
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