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Re:Court rules climate change “duty of care” to future gener... by TeMPOraL on Friday May 28, 2021 @07:01PM (#27321520)
Or, even simpler, they don't actually believe what they say they believe. They have some beliefs, but it's hard to say what exactly - publicly, they present whatever opinions they need people to see at any given moment.
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Re:Court rules climate change “duty of care” to future gener... by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday May 28, 2021 @08:08PM (#27321976)
Yes, political theatre.
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Re:Court rules climate change “duty of care” to future gener... by TeMPOraL on Friday May 28, 2021 @08:40PM (#27322130)
A spectacle?

(Paging 'dredmorbius; I'm way past my bedtime, and he knows this stuff better anyway.)

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Re:Court rules climate change “duty of care” to future gener... by dredmorbius on Saturday May 29, 2021 @02:31PM (#27327241)
The purpose of a performative action is what it does.

To paraphrase Stafford Beer.

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