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diff --git a/chapter2.md b/chapter2.md index cb2c46e..3a22798 100644 --- a/chapter2.md +++ b/chapter2.md @@ -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 |