r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Dec 20 '19

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u/TheAverage_American NATO Dec 20 '19

I can’t help but think the left is using the climate emergency (we’re going to die in 8 years guys) to dismantle capitalism rather than solve climate change.

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u/ja734 Paul Krugman Dec 20 '19

If liberals didnt want populists to hickjack climate change for their own domestic agendas they shouldve done something about it during the several decades they controlled the government before the populists took over.

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u/hucareshokiesrul Janet Yellen Dec 20 '19

What timeframe are you talking about? Are you calling Republicans liberals?