Why Climate Change is Racist

In the delusional minds of the “woke” folk, the biggest challenges of the 21st century are climate change and racism.  So what could be better than combining those 2 huge problems into one?  It’s racist climate change!  When that racist Hurricane Katrina came on shore it seemed to target black people in New Orleans!  And if it rains real hard on mud huts that “people of color” are living in on the continent of Africa, that’s probably racist too!  And how about those rising see levels?  They are going to flood the tiny islands that people of color (don’t you dare say “colored people”) primarily inhabit!  Yep!  By these facts we have concluded that climate change is racist!  Even worse, the non-colored folks who drive the cars and build the coal powered electric plants that have CAUSED the racist climate change, are also racists for causing it.

While we never wish ill-will on anyone, if China ever invades USA we hope they come ashore in San Francisco and stampede directly over Berkeley, a few of the most woke places. Berkeley refused hosting a military recruiting office in their city because they don’t condone violence.🤪  Maybe only then will they understand that racism isn’t the biggest problem facing the world.  And after that when they stand at the the throne of Jesus and stammer to explain why they rejected Him, they will finally realize that the largest problem EVER facing humanity was our sin.

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Climate change and racism are two of the biggest challenges of the 21st Century. They are also strongly intertwined. There is a stark divide between who has caused climate change and who is suffering its effects. People of colour across the Global South are those who will be most affected by the climate crisis, even though their carbon footprints are generally very low. Similar racial divides exist within nations too, due to profound structural inequalities laid down by a long legacy of unequal power relationships.

For some, it can be disconcerting to hear terms such as "racism" and "white supremacy" used in discussions about climate change. Climate change is often understood as an environmental issue, one that we are all in together, and therefore not something that could be in any way construed as racist.

But there are many dimensions to racism. The most visible is inter-personal racism, which is ugly and all-too familiar. At its most obvious, this would include racist graffiti, online abuse, or racist chanting at football matches. Much of it is less overt than that, a matter of prejudice and stereotyping.

This is often where discussion of racism stops, with the world neatly divided into "racists" and "not racists". With this simplistic view of the problem, as long as people can reassure themselves that nobody is being actively racist, then all is well. But there are deeper levels to racism. It can be institutional, where people of colour receive an inferior level of service or care. When dealing with institutional racism, there may not be any one specific event or person that can be identified as the problem. The difference in how people are treated is buried away in processes and systems – "racism without racists" as it is sometimes described.

 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220125-why-climate-change-is-inherently-racist