The U.S. has been pressing Congo to preserve its carbon-absorbing forests, but government officials want to exploit oil and gas reserves they say lie below them.
This will be used as justification for future lithium wars. “We need to intervene to save your forests and so we can extract your minerals. This is to save the planet, we promise. Carbon footprint of war? Never heard of it.”
And? The US is saying this one is important, and that’s all they’ll need. The truth doesn’t exactly matter to them.
Consent for future wars won’t be manufactured on “spreading democracy” because that lie has lost whatever credibility it once had. It will be done exactly how this article is building the case for it: “fighting climate change”.
This will be used as justification for future lithium wars. “We need to intervene to save your forests and so we can extract your minerals. This is to save the planet, we promise. Carbon footprint of war? Never heard of it.”
Like, how about fuck off, the US.
There has been relatively little exploration for lithium. I don’t think we have a clue where the largest deposits are at this time.
And? The US is saying this one is important, and that’s all they’ll need. The truth doesn’t exactly matter to them.
Consent for future wars won’t be manufactured on “spreading democracy” because that lie has lost whatever credibility it once had. It will be done exactly how this article is building the case for it: “fighting climate change”.