Governments are not perfect and their shortfalls will impede their efforts to address the climate change crisis.
Democracies can and do change. Once, the United States, ranked among the “Full Democracies” fell to be a “Flawed Democracy” during the course of one year, historically, in the blink of an eye. The Weimar Republic in 1930s Germany allowed for the democratic election of Hitler who eventually grabbed dictatorial powers in 1933. Twelve years later, Europe was torn apart and Germany was destroyed. Governments can be ephemeral.
On the other hand, history has also taught that capitalism cannot be strictly controlled by government bureaucracy. Economies strictly controlled by totalitarian regimes have, at one time or another, suffered or collapsed. Think Russia, China, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, etc. And there are few legal restrictions for democratic electors. The right to vote is sacrosanct in a democracy and anyone who is registered may vote.
A wrenching example of candidate non-accountability can be found in a Supreme Court ruling by Mr. Justice Paul Rouleau who said, “Imposing a duty of care in the circumstances … would interfere with the concept of parliamentary sovereignty.” This implied that parliament, once elected, is answerable only to itself and if we should expect anything else, in the words of Ontario’s Superior Court, we are, “… naïve about the democratic system.” .
Governments will not deal effectively with the climate change crisis because effective preparation will only start when the cascading tipping points are painfully affecting their critical mass of voters. Unfortunately, that will only occur as governments are in crisis mode and that state of affairs is not conducive to making good decisions.
Technology is helping greatly with labour-saving devices and access to information, but it has its downside as it increases our dependence on its advantages – for example, to the detriment of our declining memories and skills. How many phone numbers does one recall without using speed-dial keys or when did one read a road map without using a GPS?
Easy, there is no climate crisis! Move on.
The planet is fine. It's the human 'virus' that's causing issues. We need a ZeroHuman campaign to 'save' the planet.
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