Green: Too White?

Environmental activism is largely the province of the white upper-middle class. How can this change?

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[tmjewel]

it's a matter of economics. not race.

[NwZ2]

you're missing the point of the fucking video? it's not a brag video; he clearly says *everyone* needs to get on the ball with this shit.

wtf you on man?

[FantasticBob7000]

That's cause only white people are stupid crazy like that.

[Treblaine]

You know why I think this is? Because most people are Green our of Guilt rather than pragmatism.

less affluent race minority don't see that THEY cause the world to be in this mess, they say "the white man" did that. But pragmatically we will all suffer if the environment is not cared for.

But Guilt is how you manipulate large groups, look at the 90's so many white kids WERE targeted with guilt-based arguments to be Green.

[MrSpemat]

it isn't white upper class people it is angry Jewish white chicks running this show.... and I don't have white guilt because I didn't kill anyone...

plus if there is global warming then why the fuck did it snow in Algeria and Saudi Arabia this year.... idiots...

black people and Jews are the only ones that want white people to apologize for being alive...

[DeadJesusRodeo69]

@HaBenOni i completely agree. as a hispanic man, ive called out many ppl who've tried to be white apologists and tell them not to apologize for being alive.

[DeadJesusRodeo69]

um um um. you can um um all day but do men of all races a favor and stop beinga white apologist, you sorry piece of human shit. such an anti white message

[HaBenOni]

thing is white people feel 'guilt' for being white, like they had murdered someone themselves. That's just bullshit

[TheRachaelLefler]

@tmjewel yeah I think green is a problem for privileged people to stress about, look how much the solutions cost. As much as many of us wish we could use solar panels, geothermic heat, electric cars, and eat locally grown organic food, only to a few individuals is this a fucking realistic option.

[DeEngineeredable]

They've never been negatively effected by a man made ecological disaster. Never have. Never will. Alls well for them. And even if they can make themselves believe that their particular sky is falling, their lives are still just too comfortable and stable for it to ever mean more to there interests than a hickup. So no they don't!

[DeEngineeredable]

Lets face it: Comfortable people from a stable environment that have a bit of time and money left over for socially climbing and moral political high ground achieving.

[tmjewel]

true and yet not true.

poor people do tend to be of colour. rich people do tend to be white. but yea i still think it's more accurate to base the dividing line on wealth/class.

the wealthy/upper class are "the ones who can usually spare the time and effort". your words.