Monday, August 29, 2016

DQs August 30

DQ August 30

1.       Is Naomi Klein approach discussed in Chapter 2 under “Growing the Caring Economy, Shrinking the Careless One,” an achievable one?  Has she complicated the resolution by weaving in elements of a change to the economic system which while they might be true would be a show stopper for anyone who might listen to a rational presentation on the changing climate?


2.       Who decides who sacrifices in the “selective degrowth”? With only 29.1% of registered Tennesseans voting in the midterm elections in 2014, what is the reality that legislators will consider any meaningful legislation to address climate change? How many of you are currently register to vote?

3 comments:

  1. 1. What is "achievable," in a nominal democracy? Whatever a plurality of the eligible electorate supports. Lots more felt the "Bern" this year than any pundit predicted. It will be interesting to see if that becomes a real movement, or was a flash in the pan. In any event, Klein's thesis is that changes in the economic system are not extraneous to a rational understanding of the climate crisis but are implicit in it.

    2. Wouldn't legislators have to be responsive to the 29%, if it delivered a singular message? Granted, an impassioned electorate turning out in greater numbers would be more likely to deliver an unambiguous plebiscite. Democracy disappoints. Part of the problem is that we don't educate our children about their own political heritage, so they don't feel as invested in the process as they should- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/opinion/why-did-we-stop-teaching-political-history.html

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  2. Thank you Dr. Oliver,
    This is an excellent article.
    Don

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  3. Thank you Dr. Oliver,
    This is an excellent article.
    Don

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