Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAuthoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down111
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down5·1 year 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-up6·1 year agoChanging climate did have a major impact on all of those Empires though.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUsually it’s a combination with dysfunctional politics, war, resource depletion and climate change.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot entirely sure climate change couldn’t just be argued to be the cause of all the others there.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-21 year 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.