I find it psychologically compelling, that for the last two decades, I have read shouts of "eco fascists" here in California and elsewhere, by people "warning us" that this will happen. Yet what has in fact happened, is that tracking of individuals location via GPS in autos and cell phone has become common, that facial recognition profiles have become common, and extensive, detailed records of individual finances have become common. All of those things are legal, and who runs them? who has access to them? who builds the systems to maintain them? hint- not hippies with shotguns

The psychology of declaring the "enemy is here" and at the same time enacting exactly the kinds of intrusive surveillance that would be "enemy" ... is .. morbidly compelling to see it unfold.

Some people saw "lockdowns" in prison and decided to use the same word for actions at public school when a safety threat occurs. School lockdowns preceded covid-19 lockdowns, which have changed political history. Now in the arid Western USA, Australia and a few other places, climate related "lockdown" or enforced evacuation, are part of public policy. How is a "lockdown" enforced? with GPS, with trivial financial records checked, and identity linked to facial recognition at the gas station or convenience store. This is not "eco-fascists" doing any of this.. its a literal reversal of logic to claim "eco facists" are the threat here; moronic, paranoid, accusatory politics. This forum is a place where thinking, informed people can see and discuss this sort of development, with the tech link as a basis.

I think "eco fascist" is a ridiculous, dark mirror name calling against people who resist Big Oil and all that goes with it... likely to be a rallying cry for violence against non-violent people, too.. let's be real.