The Party Line on Fascism and the Climate Crisis

Episode 64 - The Party Line on Fascism and the Climate Crisis

This week Omar is interstate, so we replaced him with the Victorian Socialists communication officer James Plested, who is an expert on both Germany and the climate crisis.

In Germany, the far right AFD has won over 40% of the vote. This is a grim development, and evidence that the far right is continuing to gain ground.

The climate crisis is intensifying, with the floods in Nepal claiming the lives of over 1000 people. The northern summer led to in excess of 35,000 deaths. With an extreme El Niño developing, the southern summer could lead to droughts, fires and famines.

The climate emergency is intrinsically linked with the pursuit of profits under capitalism. To resolve it we will need to get rid of this barbaric system.

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Hosted by Jordan van den Lamb (@purplepingers), Anneke Demanuele and Omar Hassan. Huge thanks to our new (MIFF Talent of Tomorrow Award-winning) producer Jak Scanlon who should be working in Hollywood.

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