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@@ -233,6 +233,17 @@ will be punished. But, in Flannery's view, this flips the script on the
 historical facts, which show that climate change is if anything a result of the
 'wickedness' of those living in the Global North.
 
+We are now beginning to expose five major criticisms of the use of apocalyptic
+language in green rhetoric:
+
+1. Apocalyptic language is catastrophic and thus fatalistic.
+2. Apocalyptic language is catastrophic and thus obstructs radical criticism of
+   business as usual.
+3. Apocalyptic language is catastrophic and thus flattens out power
+   relationships.
+4. Apocalyptic language is millenarian and thus promotes destruction.
+5. Apocalyptic language is violent and vindictive.
+
 In fact, the Apocalypse of St John is very different from catastrophism.
 
 For St John, there is no impending catastrophe that his audience can avert. The