From ba971a18fce6a939959c0aac4d419c2459e0cb2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:08:12 +0100 Subject: chp2: five major criticisms --- chapter2.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) 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 -- cgit v1.2.3