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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    @horace said in China's emissions:

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

    I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

    Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

    HoraceH Online
    HoraceH Online
    Horace
    wrote on last edited by
    #15

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    @horace said in China's emissions:

    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

    Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

    I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

    Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

    There's an economic competition aspect too.

    Education is extremely important.

    Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
    • HoraceH Horace

      @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

      @horace said in China's emissions:

      @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

      Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

      I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

      Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

      There's an economic competition aspect too.

      Doctor PhibesD Offline
      Doctor PhibesD Offline
      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on last edited by
      #16

      @horace said in China's emissions:

      @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

      @horace said in China's emissions:

      @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

      Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

      I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

      Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

      There's an economic competition aspect too.

      Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

      I was only joking

      L HoraceH 2 Replies Last reply
      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

        @horace said in China's emissions:

        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

        @horace said in China's emissions:

        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

        Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

        I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

        Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

        There's an economic competition aspect too.

        Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

        L Offline
        L Offline
        Loki
        wrote on last edited by
        #17

        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

        @horace said in China's emissions:

        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

        @horace said in China's emissions:

        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

        Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

        I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

        Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

        There's an economic competition aspect too.

        Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

        A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

        I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

        Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

          @horace said in China's emissions:

          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

          @horace said in China's emissions:

          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

          Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

          I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

          Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

          There's an economic competition aspect too.

          Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

          HoraceH Online
          HoraceH Online
          Horace
          wrote on last edited by
          #18

          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

          @horace said in China's emissions:

          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

          @horace said in China's emissions:

          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

          Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

          I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

          Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

          There's an economic competition aspect too.

          Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

          Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

          Education is extremely important.

          Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
          • L Loki

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            @horace said in China's emissions:

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            @horace said in China's emissions:

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

            I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

            Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

            There's an economic competition aspect too.

            Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

            A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

            I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

            Doctor PhibesD Offline
            Doctor PhibesD Offline
            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on last edited by
            #19

            @loki said in China's emissions:

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            @horace said in China's emissions:

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            @horace said in China's emissions:

            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

            Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

            I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

            Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

            There's an economic competition aspect too.

            Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

            A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

            I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

            You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

            I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

            I was only joking

            L MikM 2 Replies Last reply
            • HoraceH Horace

              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

              @horace said in China's emissions:

              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

              @horace said in China's emissions:

              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

              Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

              I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

              Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

              There's an economic competition aspect too.

              Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

              Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

              Doctor PhibesD Offline
              Doctor PhibesD Offline
              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on last edited by
              #20

              @horace said in China's emissions:

              Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

              When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

              American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

              I was only joking

              HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                @horace said in China's emissions:

                Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                HoraceH Online
                HoraceH Online
                Horace
                wrote on last edited by
                #21

                @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                @horace said in China's emissions:

                Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                And the left has a high tendency to smuggle in lots of politics under the guise of fighting climate change. Green New Deal, anybody? It's a nuanced issue.

                Education is extremely important.

                Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
                • HoraceH Horace

                  @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                  @horace said in China's emissions:

                  Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                  When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                  American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                  And the left has a high tendency to smuggle in lots of politics under the guise of fighting climate change. Green New Deal, anybody? It's a nuanced issue.

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                  #22

                  @horace said in China's emissions:

                  @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                  @horace said in China's emissions:

                  Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                  When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                  American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                  And the left has a high tendency to smuggle in lots of politics under the guise of fighting climate change. Green New Deal, anybody? It's a nuanced issue.

                  Yes, I agree. The Democrats are a bunch of assholes. I apologize in advance for being unable to find politicians who aren't awful.

                  I was only joking

                  HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @horace said in China's emissions:

                    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                    @horace said in China's emissions:

                    Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                    When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                    American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                    And the left has a high tendency to smuggle in lots of politics under the guise of fighting climate change. Green New Deal, anybody? It's a nuanced issue.

                    Yes, I agree. The Democrats are a bunch of assholes. I apologize in advance for being unable to find politicians who aren't awful.

                    HoraceH Online
                    HoraceH Online
                    Horace
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #23

                    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                    @horace said in China's emissions:

                    @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                    @horace said in China's emissions:

                    Maybe if I hear "Yeah but China is doing nothing", I assume the person wants China to do something, while you assume the person wants their own country to do nothing.

                    When the same person has said 'Global warming isn't real', it's not difficult to connect the dots.

                    American conservatives in general have a high tendency towards climate change denial.

                    And the left has a high tendency to smuggle in lots of politics under the guise of fighting climate change. Green New Deal, anybody? It's a nuanced issue.

                    Yes, I agree. The Democrats are a bunch of assholes. I apologize in advance for being unable to find politicians who aren't awful.

                    The Dems can successfully message all those politics because of the degree to which "Climate Change: the Destroyer of Mankind" has taken hold in people's minds. They can even puppeteer Greta because of that, and people take her seriously. I'm not going to get too bent out of shape if anybody wants to question the basic message.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • CopperC Offline
                      CopperC Offline
                      Copper
                      wrote on last edited by Copper
                      #24

                      The people who like climate change have a well documented history of exaggeration, too bad because it might actually be real.

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @loki said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        @horace said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        @horace said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                        I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                        Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                        There's an economic competition aspect too.

                        Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                        A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                        I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                        You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                        I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                        L Offline
                        L Offline
                        Loki
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #25

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        @loki said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        @horace said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        @horace said in China's emissions:

                        @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                        Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                        I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                        Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                        There's an economic competition aspect too.

                        Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                        A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                        I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                        You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                        I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                        So your argument is if we do something, China will follow. The world will squeeze China. Show me evidence of that strategy, I can show you numerous examples of the opposite. But I sincerely want to know what I am missing because if only we do something it makes NO difference to warming rates.

                        Doctor PhibesD 1 Reply Last reply
                        • L Loki

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @loki said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @horace said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @horace said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                          I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                          Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                          There's an economic competition aspect too.

                          Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                          A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                          I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                          You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                          I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                          So your argument is if we do something, China will follow. The world will squeeze China. Show me evidence of that strategy, I can show you numerous examples of the opposite. But I sincerely want to know what I am missing because if only we do something it makes NO difference to warming rates.

                          Doctor PhibesD Offline
                          Doctor PhibesD Offline
                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #26

                          @loki said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @loki said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @horace said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          @horace said in China's emissions:

                          @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                          Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                          I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                          Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                          There's an economic competition aspect too.

                          Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                          A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                          I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                          You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                          I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                          So your argument is if we do something, China will follow. The world will squeeze China. Show me evidence of that strategy, I can show you numerous examples of the opposite. But I sincerely want to know what I am missing because if only we do something it makes NO difference to warming rates.

                          No, that's not my argument at all, where did I say that? But doing nothing doesn't seem like a good strategy. What is needed is global pressure on China.

                          I was only joking

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                          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                            @loki said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @loki said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @horace said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @horace said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                            I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                            Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                            There's an economic competition aspect too.

                            Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                            A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                            I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                            You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                            I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                            So your argument is if we do something, China will follow. The world will squeeze China. Show me evidence of that strategy, I can show you numerous examples of the opposite. But I sincerely want to know what I am missing because if only we do something it makes NO difference to warming rates.

                            No, that's not my argument at all, where did I say that? But doing nothing doesn't seem like a good strategy. What is needed is global pressure on China.

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                            L Offline
                            Loki
                            wrote on last edited by Loki
                            #27

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @loki said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @loki said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @horace said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            @horace said in China's emissions:

                            @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                            Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                            I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                            Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                            There's an economic competition aspect too.

                            Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                            A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                            I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                            You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                            I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                            So your argument is if we do something, China will follow. The world will squeeze China. Show me evidence of that strategy, I can show you numerous examples of the opposite. But I sincerely want to know what I am missing because if only we do something it makes NO difference to warming rates.

                            No, that's not my argument at all, where did I say that? But doing nothing doesn't seem like a good strategy. What is needed is global pressure on China.

                            China is projecting global power with a massive purse of walking around money. Also check out their belt and road strategy. China relied on our naïveté to make tremendous progress over the last couple of decades and now are in the next to last phase of their strategy and I don’t see one firewall.

                            Of course the American public is not tracking because the big bad wolf is Russia and all media is all cultural wars all the time.

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                              @loki said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              @horace said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              @horace said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                              I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                              Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                              There's an economic competition aspect too.

                              Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                              A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                              I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                              You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                              I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

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                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              @loki said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              @horace said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              @horace said in China's emissions:

                              @doctor-phibes said in China's emissions:

                              Moving from 'We don't need to do anything because global warming is fictional' to 'We don't need to do anything because China isn't doing anything'

                              I thought the point was to establish that China should be doing something, along with the rest of the world, and it's wrong and unfair that they're not.

                              Clearly China should be doing something, and it's wrong that they're not. But if global warming isn't real, complaining about China not doing anything seems like a waste of bandwidth.

                              There's an economic competition aspect too.

                              Right, so take the fight to China to force them to do the right thing, don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. If global warming is a thing, and China does nothing, the US doing nothing still makes it worse.

                              A country that severely limits the internet, scores people digitally to ideological purity, is the picture of 21st century slavery and is now launching throughout the world…. You are a decade too late and every global warming convo gets an Ax slide as to why we are the bad guys.

                              I dunno which is worse, more global warming or a dominant China with few freedoms. Actually I do.

                              You won't get any argument from me regarding how awful China is, although I've had people tell me I'm being overly-western-centric in pointing this out.

                              I'll say it again, some people in the US seem to be looking for excuses to do nothing.

                              'Some people' can be found who believe the earth is in fact flat. They have not stopped those who implemented and used GPS. The same can be said for those who do not believe in global warming. They aren't stopping the American marketplace which is driven by the fact that most Americans like me believe it is in our best interest to do what we can reasonably do to eliminate emissions. Your argument is irrelevant in the face of ever expanding solar farms by utility companies, panels on roofs and commitment to electric vehicles. Regardless of what 'some people' think, we're doing a LOT.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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