General Discussion

BeyondGeography

(40,793 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 12:12 PM Dec 9

An accurate comment on our absurd present

From Climate Injustice by Fredericke Otto:

“Imagine a city. a country where a group
of powerful people go around causing
indirect but catastrophic harm
to thousands of people. These people aren’t
on the run, and they don’t hide…And
yet nobody does anything.”

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

An accurate comment on our absurd present (Original Post) BeyondGeography Dec 9 OP

Applies to many aspects of life in the US not fooled Dec 9 #1

We will have to organize eventually. Linda ladeewolf Dec 9 #4

95% of them? LilElf70 Dec 9 #5

it's not true that nobody does anything. That's BS. The problem is the solutions/fixes are very complicated LymphocyteLover Dec 9 #2

Excellent points, LymphocyteLover. ... littlemissmartypants Dec 9 #3

I hope they still are! LymphocyteLover Dec 9 #6

not fooled

(6,590 posts)

1. Applies to many aspects of life in the US

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:36 PM

Dec 9

"Nobody does anything" as the oligarchy tightens its grip and degrades life for everyone else.

Linda ladeewolf

(1,088 posts)

4. We will have to organize eventually.

Reply to not fooled (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:09 PM

Dec 9

Life won’t get better under republicans, they’ve always dreamed of this, the ultimate control of all of us. I wonder how long it will take for their supporters to figure out they’re getting screwed.

LilElf70

(1,347 posts)

5. 95% of them?

Reply to Linda ladeewolf (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:52 PM

Dec 9

NEVER!!!!

LymphocyteLover

(9,301 posts)

2. it's not true that nobody does anything. That's BS. The problem is the solutions/fixes are very complicated

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:47 PM

Dec 9

unless you propose vigilante justice, terrorism or a full blown revolt.

littlemissmartypants

(31,440 posts)

3. Excellent points, LymphocyteLover. ...

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:00 PM

Dec 9

I'm getting kinda sick and tired of simple minded whiners and pessimists. What's happened to good old gumption and grit? Didn't they used to be American values?

LymphocyteLover

(9,301 posts)

6. I hope they still are!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 05:24 PM

Dec 9

Reply to this discussion