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what's happening in tx is a prime example of manufactured scarcity under capitalism. b/c electricity, water, food, housing are not recognized as human rights/needs, ppl in power have been able to commodify it. we are conditioned to believe that we are not deserving
of these things as soon as we are born and that we shouldn't have to pay or work to survive. capitalism depends on scarcity so when it doesn't come naturally they have to manufacture it
ex) food, water, clothing, and other goods don't just "spoil". they're actively reduced or destroyed by producers b/c if they just made them available to everyone, that would undercut the scarcity on which producers depend on to turn a profit
this is a fundamental contradiction of capitalism. b/c we live in the wealthiest nation in the world and literally overproduce everything yet we're supposed to believe that natural resources are scarce? just cuz the ppl who privatized them said so?
so while there's plenty of talk about "holding politicians accountable", i want to point out the need for a fundamental shift in our relationship to the economy and resources on this earth in order to make a change or else these disasters will continue.
this is not just a matter of carelessness or lack of preparation on the state's part. this was a deliberately constructed situation. like why does someone own a power grid or power plants? why is that okay??
also even if ppl follow up with a “green new deal” that doesn’t fully solve the problem. we need to completely rethink our relationship to land and earths resources. first with the fact that this is stolen land, and we’re still exploiting other countries for their resources
