It's 2023. Fossil fuel companies are posting obscene profits. Why the fuck are governments subsidising them?
@quixoticgeek The revolving door. There is not as much difference between companies and governments as may appear to be the case. After a political career politicians often go to work for the finance or fossil fuel industries.
@quixoticgeek For the same reason why governments subside cars, airplanes, coal, and other planet-killing ventures, I'd guess.
And meanwhile they're calling climate activists to be antifa or terrorists.
I'd laugh if it wasn't so saddening.
@TobiWanKenobi utterly heartbreaking. Watching something beautiful being destroyed.
@quixoticgeek It's their job. Public money is their last frontier.
@AlisonCreekside who's job ?
@quixoticgeek With profits like that they can afford many politicians.
@quixoticgeek
Those aren't subsidies. That is profit-taking by the fossil fuel corporations from their wholly-owned subsidiaries; the governments.
But to answer your question; when the system has become so corrupted, some very basic structural changes are needed.
Interpret that as you will.
@quixoticgeek Konservatives are in the fossil fuel companies foot soldiers.