• Mr_Blott@feddit.uk
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    15 days ago

    It’s up to the rest of the world now. We can’t put climate action on hold for four years

    Incredibly ignorant US-centric thought. What the actual fuck do you think we’ve been doing the last decade while you’re driving about in your tiny-penis truck?!? 😂

    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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      I’m very aware that other countries have been taking climate action, much more than the US, in many cases. I didn’t say the rest of the world needed to start doing anything related to climate, as if they had been up until now doing nothing, I said they needed to take LEADERSHIP. And if you’re going to claim that the world hasn’t been looking to the US for leadership on climate action, you’re either an idiot or a liar.

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      True, although most countries also didn’t improve as much as they should.

      We’re in an economical prisoner dilemma here…
      And when a country says, “fuck it, we’re going for short term profits”, the upcoming cost due to climate change will get distributed to pretty much every country.
      Just like the bailout shit. Profits for cooperations, costs for the public.
      Same shit again, just on a larger/worldwide scale

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        although most countries also didn’t improve as much as they should.

        Its even worse than that. Literally nobody has done as much as needs to be done.

        And far too many (at least in my country) seem to be saying “we are such a small drop in the ocean compared to (insert larger country here), so why should we go first?”.

        It’s frustrating to see how badly we’re fucking our children and grandchildren through laziness, denial and greed.

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        15 days ago

        Oh please let’s not pretend like every country isn’t plagued by this, our society’s best motto is money over everything including the future.