Like all zealots, the people backing this proposal require total obedience to their faith. Anyone who speaks up in opposition, even in measured tones, is branded an apostate and an opponent of the environment and progress itself. Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, who is exploring an independent run for president, notes that the Green New Deal is “unrealistic” and the debt it would cause is “immoral.” In response to this criticism, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez simply attacked Schultz for being wealthy.