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The Burning Man disaster is ‘a teachable moment’ about climate change (wapo.st)
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Burning Man attendees had to adapt in real time as rain turned their desert oasis into a muddy pit

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'd be a bit hesitant to call Burning Man attendees liberals. It's a big crowd and there are plenty of right-wing types there

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

I'm using "liberal" in the sense socialists use "liberal" - someone who supports corporate capitalism but pretends waving a rainbow flag puts them on the left, someone who pays lip service to "equality" while shunning the radical change necessary for genuine equality.

Liberals are right wing capitalists. Republicans, Libertarians, and Democrats are all liberals. And I think that covers 99% of Burning Man attendees. The actual progressives and countercultures long since moved on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Might be more useful to try and draw people in with a positive approach.