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> When “scientists” are openly pushing for particular solutions (always involving massive government control and global wealth redistribution), they are politic

• gbear605 6y ago
  It depends on what you mean - climate change is already affecting some regions of the world significantly while not affecting others at all. Climate change was a significant factor in causing the Syrian civil war [1], while I haven't been affected other than having some hot summers and mild winters. So yes, some areas - and thus some ethnic groups - are more affected. On top of that, people who are poorer are disproportionately affected by any negative effect because they have fewer resources and are thus less able to deal with it. Addressing that is social justice. [1]: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/02/23/1421533112.abstract https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/02/23/1421533112.abs...
  • luckylion 6y ago
    A country with hyper-growth in population with a very strong group-identity culture that's internally fractured into a large majority being brutally ruled by a small minority, surrounded by regional powers that are happy for any opportunity to wage proxy wars, becoming the focal point for global powers to wage proxy wars... The drought certainly didn't help and it may well have been the straw the broke the camel's back, but it wouldn't have been a major issue had they not quadrupled their population within 50 years, had a more modern economy that allowed for wide-spread participation, had a less tribal society with a democratic government and weren't in the neighborhood of Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia.