9. Global negotiations are a charade. The powerful govts meeting in Egypt at the moment have *no intention* of taking the action required to address the climate crisis, paying the money they’ve promised poor nations or doing anything other than what corporate lobbyists demand.

8. Fascism’s vehicle is conspiracy theories. Regardless of where on the political spectrum they arise, conspiracy theories transport people – sometimes *the most surprising people* - into fascism’s parking lot. CTs, born of political despair, have reached epidemic levels.