https://twitter.com/mateus_justino/status/458638470983192576
Serious, you guys:
My essay for the Nation on the parallels between the abolition of slavery and today's climate fight. http://t.co/P4HLOFMMky
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 22, 2014
Oh, this sounds promising.
ts:dr (too stupid. didn't read RT @FigDrewton Super smart take https://t.co/arzIxhss5N …
— Mona ?? (@Shopaholic_918) April 22, 2014
Don’t worry — we saved you the trouble and picked out some of the best parts:
The connection between slavery and fossil fuels, however, is more than metaphorical. Before the widespread use of fossil fuels, slaves were one of the main sources of energy (if not the main source) for societies stretching back millennia. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, nearly all energy to power societies flowed from the natural ecological cascade of sun and food: the farmhands in the fields, the animals under saddle, the burning of wood or grinding of a mill. A life of ceaseless exertion.
…
Let me pause here once again to be clear about what the point of this extended historical comparison is and is not. Comparisons to slavery are generally considered rhetorically out of bounds, and for good reason. We are walking on treacherous terrain. The point here is not to associate modern fossil fuel companies with the moral bankruptcy of the slaveholders of yore, or the politicians who defended slavery with those who defend fossil fuels today.
In fact, the parallel I want to highlight is between the opponents of slavery and the opponents of fossil fuels. Because the abolitionists were ultimately successful, it’s all too easy to lose sight of just how radical their demand was at the time: that some of the wealthiest people in the country would have to give up their wealth. That liquidation of private wealth is the only precedent for what today’s climate justice movement is rightly demanding: that trillions of dollars of fossil fuel stay in the ground. It is an audacious demand, and those making it should be clear-eyed about just what they’re asking. They should also recognize that, like the abolitionists of yore, their task may be as much instigation and disruption as it is persuasion. There is no way around conflict with this much money on the line, no available solution that makes everyone happy. No use trying to persuade people otherwise.
Also no use? Trying to persuade people that Chris Hayes is not a complete doofus.
https://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/status/458642423522926593
Snort.
https://twitter.com/KiraAynDavis/status/458642624329445376
Pffftttt. RT @chrislhayes: My essay for the Nation on the parallels between the abolition of slavery and today's climate fight.
— Krystle Baker (@TarheelKrystle) April 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/458641198518120448
https://twitter.com/LuthorCEO/status/458645436187049985
Comin’ right up!
@chrislhayes No wonder you have those kick-ass ratings.
— Felix Barajas® (@fjbar75) April 22, 2014
Right?
LOL LOL LOL “@chrislhayes: My essay for the Nation on the parallels between the abolition of slavery and today's climate fight."
— Jason Mattera (@JasonMattera) April 22, 2014
LOL. RT @chrislhayes My essay for the Nation on the parallels between the abolition of slavery and today's climate fight.
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/458647041002852352
https://twitter.com/ConchoQueen/status/458647113119707137
Something tells us we’ll be laughing about this one for a while. How can we not?
This is not a parody ==> https://t.co/KBvXFnbT1A
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/458640532529352704
@chrislhayes I cant even……
— Jeremy Avery (@therealjavery) April 22, 2014
I admit it. This made me cry into my sweater. @chrislhayes http://t.co/f4S3n8ObYA
— Mattphilbin (@Mattphilbin) April 22, 2014
Awww … sniffles.
https://twitter.com/JerseyJoe74/status/458642783688228865
What’s the shark look like from up there @chrislhayes?
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/HankBuldawg/status/458647990774018048
@chrislhayes I'll never get the time back I spent reading that garbage.
— Donnnnnna (@DonnaIsHereNow) April 22, 2014
@chrislhayes I'm uncomfortably hot I want reparations. Thank you for being my voice, sir. #tcot #p2
— Torrey M. Spears ?? (@torreymspears) April 22, 2014
@chrislhayes Comparing climate change to slavery is worse than Hitler.
— Razor (@hale_razor) April 22, 2014
Nicely done.
@chrislhayes You're embarrassing yourself…come on man.
— Wakandan Establishment Shill (@Kennymack1971) April 22, 2014
@chrislhayes there have to be days you can't even believe the crap you spew out.
— David (@davidlehmann09) April 22, 2014
Hey, somebody thinks Hayes is onto something:
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/458646837273317377
https://twitter.com/JAMyerson/status/458638946625265664
Jesse Myerson? That guy? ‘Nuff said.
@chrislhayes good lord, dude, give it up.
— J. Robin Casey (@JRCasey222) April 22, 2014
***
Related:
Join the conversation as a VIP Member