“Is Earth F**cked?”(260) is a question that has gained a lot of attention in recent years as a result of increased climate change. When it comes to the topic of climate change, most people will readily agree that the Earth's climate is changing as a result of human actions. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of the urgency to which society must address this issue. Whereas some are convinced that it is a distant problem, others maintain that it is a current issue that requires immediate radical action. The majority of scientists now agree that climate change is a legitimate issue that is a direct result of humans spewing alarming rates of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. …show more content…
Issues arise due to a conflict of opinion on the degree to which humans have “f**cked”(260) our planet. In her essay Science Says:Revolt!, Naomi Klein highlights the parasitic relationship between the the current economic paradigm and the the environment through referencing the need for immediate social activism. Ultimately, Klein implies that the solution to resolve the parasitic relationship between the economy and the environment is through a Marxist proletariat uprising to destabilizes the rules of capitalism that are ingrained within our society. In order to understand precisely how Klein makes her case, it is necessary first to explain the parasitic relationship between the economy and environment, through highlighting the need for dire action. Second, the reader must understand the challenges to combating this issue in a flawed capitalist system. Finally, a solution to the problem must be presented. Overall, however, it is important to pay attention to Klein’s supporting arguments and justification in order to see that, immediate action is required to combat …show more content…
Marxs claims, “When people have become aware of their loss, of their alienation, as a universal nonhuman situation, it will be possible for them to proceed to a radical transformation of their situation by a revolution.”(Chambre and McLennan, Par. 19) This idea is reflected through her referencing of Bill Mckibben’s metaphor of the public being “the antibodies rising up to fight the planets spiking fever”(265) . In Kleins opinion, the solution to radically shift the current economic paradigm; the public must rise up and revolt against the tyrannical capitalist corporations. This follows suit with Karl Marx work The Communist Manifesto. Marx solution to the unstable exploitive nature of capitalism is through a revolution of the proletariat or working class against the bourgeoisie or wealthy. Both Klein and Marxs advocate an unorthodox solution to bring about change in a corrupt system. Through mass protests and uprising, Klein maintains that society can create the friction needed to slow down the economic