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The democrats aren’t deniers, because their main financiers are not big oil, but Wall Street. But they don’t care about the environment; sometimes the...
November 05, 2021 at 22:38
Also that he is pushing OPEC to increase oil production while lecturing the world about emissions reductions. Which is a shock to no one.
November 05, 2021 at 22:34
Right— you’ve said the democrats are worse, which is also very cute. Voting is a minor decision. Vote against climate deniers and move on. Simple.
November 05, 2021 at 22:32
So getting back on topic: Pelosi is pushing for a vote on the “bipartisan” bill tonight. Both bills were supposed to be voted on together, with the BB...
November 05, 2021 at 22:29
They’re not doing nearly enough, and for obvious and predictable reasons. The alternative is the Trump administration and Republicans— which is an abs...
November 05, 2021 at 22:20
In fairness, I don't think he's a shill for the Republicans. He'll claim I'm a shill for the Democrats. What doesn't seem to be understood is that one...
November 05, 2021 at 19:03
:rofl: No thoughts, no ideas, no principles. Just an affinity for slavery and authoritarianism. Oops, I mean "freedom."
November 05, 2021 at 19:00
Unfortunately I'm as bad a role model and as immature as he is in terms of communication, so I don't claim any wisdom in that respect. The points are ...
November 05, 2021 at 18:52
Colors, for example. Well in the sense of perception, yes it's an interpretation. And it is trivial, yes. When it comes to an understanding of being (...
November 05, 2021 at 18:49
The two parties are not indistinguishable. They're bought off and pressured by different interests and constituents. It's true almost all are corporat...
November 05, 2021 at 18:39
On climate change, Republicans say it's a hoax, Democrats say it's a problem. The Biden administration has appointed a Native American as secretary of...
November 05, 2021 at 18:22
Then there's nothing we can do but hope. But that's not the case. Plenty is being done and has been done. We can use any word we like, it makes no dif...
November 05, 2021 at 18:14
I have a time horizon of 10-20 years, in which we need to transform both the energy sector and agriculture if we want to survive. We don’t have 100 ye...
November 05, 2021 at 15:08
Not necessarily. Apes have the same characteristics you mentioned. In fact some explorers were often unsure about the humanity of the tribes they enco...
November 05, 2021 at 14:54
Communist! Don’t you understand there IS no community, only individuals pursuing their own interests. So sayeth Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman. Markets ...
November 05, 2021 at 14:42
:lol: :lol: :rofl:
November 05, 2021 at 14:35
Climate change is a Chinese hoax because Trump said so.
November 05, 2021 at 02:51
Become an activist. Educate yourself and others, organize with others. Identify programs you want and push for them. This is done all the time, if you...
November 04, 2021 at 17:57
Yeah yeah yeah— you’re very special for going against the grain. How brave of you. How unique.
November 04, 2021 at 15:48
I think yours is actually a very common one, from what you describe. The fact that we're leaving the next generation with such massive problems is sca...
November 04, 2021 at 04:50
Yes, but that's not saying much. The Christian doesn't have much issue with that either. Nor did the Greek. Nor did the Hindus. We don't have much pro...
November 04, 2021 at 04:35
Thanks. Not from a book, but might as well be. Like anything it's a combination of books I've read about history and philosophy filtered through the s...
November 04, 2021 at 04:28
That was all satire buddy.
November 04, 2021 at 04:20
The only thing that exists is the individual. Anything else is communism. The individual seeking their interests— that’s it. No such thing as society....
November 04, 2021 at 02:27
Yes.
November 04, 2021 at 02:19
Yes, I know. And my contention is that this is completely misguided. We don't "know what we are" and simply like to think otherwise; rather, we interp...
November 03, 2021 at 20:56
Bill McKibben
November 03, 2021 at 17:03
:lol:
November 03, 2021 at 16:49
Indeed. Organizing, collective action, etc. The alternative which you present -- doing nothing -- is a good option if you're a simpleton.
November 03, 2021 at 16:39
:lol: Tyranny!
November 03, 2021 at 15:32
Exactly. The reference seems interesting and I’ll check it out.
November 03, 2021 at 14:55
I don’t see the relevance of this comment. I didn’t say anything about the concept of “self” nor that it was a religious idea. Of course “primitive” h...
November 03, 2021 at 03:08
When human beings weren't even a dream. Yes, and the earth was practically a fireball if you go back far enough. Like I said, look into it a little mo...
November 02, 2021 at 21:38
:lol: Interesting to see the variants of climate denial crop up. You don't know what you're talking about. Which is not so astonishing. The "worst par...
November 02, 2021 at 18:59
Partly, yes. Many aren't bought by fossil fuel interests, but by other corporate interests -- so they don't care about changing the energy sector. But...
November 02, 2021 at 18:53
Picky isn't the right word. Idiotic. Stupid. Ignorant. Moronic. Imbecilic. Buffoonish. Doltish. Shallow. All these suffice. I'll spell it out for thos...
November 02, 2021 at 18:29
Never. Because he never lost, and will soon be reinstated. Yes! Anyone who listens to 99% of experts in any field, rather than using his own brain to ...
November 02, 2021 at 18:05
Just satirizing the ramblings of one of our several town idiots.
November 02, 2021 at 17:56
Donald Trump will save us. The government isn't the solution, it's the problem. We need smaller government. The solution to our problem is a free mark...
November 02, 2021 at 17:53
No, Donald Trump will -- because he's not a politician, he says things like it is.
November 02, 2021 at 17:49
:up: Yeah, it really comes down to how we want to interpret or talk about human activity. It's perfectly fine to put on our biological/evolutionary gl...
November 02, 2021 at 17:48
Biden flies! Oh no!! Climate change is a hoax.
November 02, 2021 at 17:42
What does "this" refer to?
November 02, 2021 at 17:16
Says the guy who defended Trump for fours years, and is a vehement climate denier. :up:
November 02, 2021 at 17:15
Says the guy who defended Trump for four years. :rofl:
November 02, 2021 at 14:35
Doesn’t matter because it’s probably not permanent. All we have to do is wait it out for ten thousand years of so. Yes, we’ll suffer in the meantime, ...
November 02, 2021 at 04:09
Yes. So we can safely go back to sleep.
November 02, 2021 at 03:49
Neither do I, thanks in part to efforts from geniuses like you. Can’t wait for things to calm down again in ten thousand years though. Look forward to...
November 02, 2021 at 03:25
Not doomed— provided we act now. But hopefully we can convince enough people not to, since a book says things will maybe get back to normal in ten tho...
November 02, 2021 at 03:04
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/opinion/vaccine-mandates-biden-republicans.html
November 02, 2021 at 02:01