One way among several of looking at anorexia is to see it as the creation by 'sufferers' who feel powerless to create an unanswerable and irresistible imperative that gives them a way of manipulating and controlling those around them who care about their welfare. The logic is that the refusal to take sustenance creates a situation where the patient's very life is at risk. That being the case no one will dare to challenge, cross or disagree with the manipulations of environment and people that go on. This affords a precarious but real form of power.
The narrative created and incontestably 'established' by the right scientific authority on climate change is similar to this. Science plays a god-like role. What could be a greater controlling imperative than preventing the imminent destruction of the planet on whose proper functioning we depend for our lives. Who (on earth) would dare argue with that? What maniac would even think about resisting that? A free ticket is, thus, written to boss others around, direct their movements and conduct regarding how they travel, what they eat and wear and where and how they live. And all this while feeling tremendously good and pleased with yourself. You become a kind of Wizard of Oz.
What's not to like?
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