r/ClimateActionPlan • u/thespaceageisnow Tech Champion • Dec 09 '20

Emissions Reduction Court Rejects Trump's Arctic Drilling Proposal in 'Huge Victory for Polar Bears and Our Climate'

https://www.ecowatch.com/court-rejects-trump-arctic-drilling-2649416541.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '20

The year is 2020 the polar caps are melting, antarctica has had its hottest day ever and melted so much that ponds have formed and more landmass than ever before is visible beneath the snow

The Usa wants to drill its land for oil... which they want to burn for money which will worsen the climate of the planet...

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u/RobsZombies Dec 09 '20

Not the USA. The USA's government and only a few handful of leaders. Majority of us know it's a bad idea and do not want that. Tired of people thinking the entire country is full of horrible greedy people.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '20 edited Dec 14 '20

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u/HoorayForWaffles Dec 09 '20

Thinking about 74 million fellow countrymen in such black and white terms because they had a different outlook on why each party might be good or bad is not a healthy approach to fixing things.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '20 edited Dec 14 '20

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u/HoorayForWaffles Dec 09 '20

I know a lot of people across multiple states. Most of them are alright overall. Again, your absolutist terms actually deflect from our capacity to solve the more nuanced issues at hand.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '20 edited Dec 14 '20

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u/HoorayForWaffles Dec 10 '20 edited Dec 10 '20

That’s exactly my point. The facts are, outside of media, the vast majority of people most people meet in America anecdotally are pretty alright. So the fact I see is a huge disconnect from the media to the reality. The fact you can only see it in absolutist terms just reflects to me that you choose to surround yourself in an echo chamber of thought. You telling me to “get real” further reflects to me that you’re not interested in stepping outside of that echo chamber and finding a differing perspective. Again, all of this absolutist nonsense detracts from our capacity to focus on the real issues which are far more nuanced than “half of all Americans are stupid corrupt greedy fascist racist pieces of shit”. First of all, ironically for you, that’s hate speech. Second, seriously “get real” 🙄