Someone needs to do science on the optimal strategy to shut the oil companies down when the government is captured by them.
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026
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People talk about the law as if it is some sort of unimpeachable monolith and that we can't take direct action against the psychopaths that are destroying the climate.
The key problem is that openly organizing for that kind of action lands you in prison fast. That's why you don't see people doing it, and the bigger groups shy far away from what you're suggesting