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authorJoe Carstairs <me@joeac.net>2026-07-30 12:03:10 +0100
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@@ -191,9 +191,22 @@ tribulations. Just as John's audience stood to lose out if they resisted the
imperial cult, UK citizens stand to lose out, in time, money, and friends, if
they take political action for a Green New Deal. If audiences are to understand
how such a sacrifice could be good for them, they will need to see that their
-sacrifices are not meaningless, but part of a much larger context.
-
-\[EXAMPLES\]
+sacrifices are not meaningless, but part of a much larger context. Ann Pettifor,
+in her book arguing for her version of a Green New Deal, shows this rhetoric in
+action:
+
+> For change to happen, both courage and leadership will be essential. As I
+> write this, the people of Hong Kong have assembled in their millions to
+> challenge the extraordinary power of the Chinese government. In light of the
+> history of Chinese protest, that takes guts. During the April 2019 Extinction
+> Rebellion demonstrations, Farhana Yamin, an international climate lawyer and
+> diplomat, defiantly charged through a police line and superglued her hands to
+> the pavement outside the London HQ of oil company Shell. For a woman of her
+> distinction and reputation, that took courage. Yamin was not alone. Hundreds
+> of ordinary people demonstrated courage. They sacrificed personal lives,
+> livelihoods and relationships to endure arrest and draw attention to the fact
+> that humanity is facing an unprecedented global emergency.
+> [@pettifor-gnd, p. 109]
Finally, the third feature of John's rhetoric I examined was his end-time
speculation. This is already so much a part of green rhetoric that it has led