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> Why is the US (and maybe Australia?) different? I would add Canada to that list as well. The current federal government has been trying to enforce a national
by avtar 7y ago
> Why is the US (and maybe Australia?) different?
I would add Canada to that list as well. The current federal government has been trying to enforce a national carbon tax which has so far been met with siginificant resistance.
> Is it because voters are ignorant or short termist, and politicians follow? Or politicians are corrupted and mislead their voters? Or just a higher level of scientific ignorance all around? Or a heavy dependence on fossil fuel prosperity in key districts?
All of the above? :) And probably also corporate lobbying.
- cheerlessbog 7y agoBut why is this seemingly different in western Europe? Another theory : if you live closer together you have a more visceral understanding of how you depend on the good behavior of others.
- klyrs 7y agoAmerican immigrant to Canada: they consume Fox News here too. The station can't broadcast here, but the internet is everywhere. Canadians don't believe me when I say "Canadian politics seem to follow American politics by 5-10 years" but... I've had to update that to "1-10" years because Trump's impact on Canadian culture and politics was almost immediate.