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Even George says it 😭 (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

George has made a career about telling us how fucked we are

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago

You’re not wrong. But he always finishes his essays and reports with ideas on how to improve the situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Who is this person?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

George Monbiot, a British journalist who has made a career of writing about the climate crisis

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

He started off with environmental, but not he’s basically a general advocate for any progressive cause. He focuses a lot on revitalising democracy, tracking dark money in politics, public health, lgbt and disability rights etc.