“That’s someone else’s job” | Environmentalism’s greatest challenge

Dave Olsen
Sep 6, 2018 · 4 min read
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Environmentalism is inherently a movement which requires people to change their habits, rather than waiting for the state to enforce change. Radical social movements challenge people to make alterations quickly to create the best possible future.

But people are averse to change by nature. They would rather ignore the issue, assuring themselves that…

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Dave Olsen

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Politics, education, environmentalism, geopolitics, health, economics, philosophy. Deputy Editor at politika.org.uk. Leading a policy paper on 14–16 education.

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