QuoteSo both of us can be held accountable for our personal inaction, you and I knowingly driving liquid fueled polluting machines. What punishment do you believe you and I deserve?
None, the situation is not in our control and what has been in my control I have tried to change. I spent 20K on a heat pump last year. I could have got a gas furnace far cheaper. I try to only travel when I must.
Conservatives often shift the focus of responsibility onto individuals—rather than on the corporations, industries, and policy failures responsible Many rhetorical and political strategies are employed, and their deflection onto the individual protects entrenched economic interests (particularly fossil fuel industries. It is a mechanism to prevent systemic change.
Corporations are responsible for ~70% of global emissions.
So either you are part of the dark side, or you are misinformed and choose to remain so. Trying to place the burden on individuals is a cheap trick you can't play here. It prevents change, and I won't have it.