It reflects a deficiency in
intelligence or, at the very least, a lack of common sense when
individuals dismiss numerous well-founded warnings and projections.
Some continue to engage in frivolous activities like singing and
dancing without recognizing the irony that those (billionaires) who can afford such "luxuries" are extremely preoccupied with self-preservation. https://onezero.medium.com/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1 This disconnect highlights a failure to grasp the gravity of the situation and a misguided prioritization of personal pleasures over acknowledging the pressing concerns that surround us.
A few days ago, someone commented on
young Greta Thunberg's impassioned UN speech, predicting that things
are going to be really bad. Of course, things will be really
bad not because of the young Swedish but rather because it
has perpetually been a perilous assumption for affluent nations to
believe they could persist indefinitely in
their harmful practices with impunity and devoid of consequences. This extends beyond just greenhouse gas
emissions; it also involves the hazardous practice of exporting toxic
waste to economically disadvantaged countries https://www.policycenter.ma/blog/running-risk-turning-planet-garbage-dump#.XZCnhFVKhdg
The irony lies in the fact that it may
well be the youth in affluent nations who take actions that their
counterparts in third-world countries either cannot or choose not to
undertake. However, the disheartening aspect has yet to fully
manifest. When these young individuals come to the realization that
skipping classes, protesting, and occupying streets yield minimal
impact, some among them, especially the less inclined towards
peaceful means, may lean towards
radicalization, potentially resorting to eco-terrorism https://global4cast.org/2019/04/eco-terrorism-is-a-matter-of-time/
P.S - In the aforementioned context check the paper published in the Elsevier journal "Aggression and Violent Behavior," whose subsection 2.3, delves into the phenomenon of radical eco-terrorists https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359178917302859
Update on December 29, 2019 - For further insight check also the post titled "Do third-world countries have the right to engage in retaliatory attacks against rich countries as an act of self-defense?" https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2019/12/are-third-world-countries-entitled-to.html
