Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAuthoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down111cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkAuthoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?grist.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down5·2 months agoIf that were the case, climate change caused the entire Roman Empire, the Chinese empire, the Mayans, the Songhai, all of feudalism…
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minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoChanging climate did have a major impact on all of those Empires though.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoUsually it’s a combination with dysfunctional politics, war, resource depletion and climate change.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNot entirely sure climate change couldn’t just be argued to be the cause of all the others there.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou can have succession wars, incompetent inbred rulers and overexploitation without any climate change. But climate change would make it more likely to happen and make the outcome worse.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·edit-22 months agoWho upvotes this nonsense? lol. The causes of problems today are not necessarily the causes of problems for mayans, ancient romans, etal. It’s sad that I have to say this.
If that were the case, climate change caused the entire Roman Empire, the Chinese empire, the Mayans, the Songhai, all of feudalism…
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Changing climate did have a major impact on all of those Empires though.
Usually it’s a combination with dysfunctional politics, war, resource depletion and climate change.
Not entirely sure climate change couldn’t just be argued to be the cause of all the others there.
You can have succession wars, incompetent inbred rulers and overexploitation without any climate change. But climate change would make it more likely to happen and make the outcome worse.
Who upvotes this nonsense? lol.
The causes of problems today are not necessarily the causes of problems for mayans, ancient romans, etal. It’s sad that I have to say this.