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To be fair, the response in South East Asia was considerably better and more collective-minded than what any European or North American state achieved. Which s
by mikepurvis 6y ago
To be fair, the response in South East Asia was considerably better and more collective-minded than what any European or North American state achieved.
Which still doesn't bode super well for a coordinated global response to the climate emergency. But it does point to which areas of the world are likely to manage the best while the rest of us descend into chaos and anarchy.
- pmastela 6y agoAgreed, there were bright spots, one of them was South East Asia. Perhaps the people there will manage better but that's all they'll be able to do is manage and not prosper. Rising sea levels won't spare those that manage to muster up a better response.
- mikepurvis 6y agoSure it will. I mean, coastal cities will flood regardless, but the nations which understand what's going on and get a head start on a compassionate, equitable approach to relocation will fare much better than those which prize rugged individualism and react to a climate refugee crisis with victim-blaming.
- falcolas 6y agoSouth East Asia had something of an advantage: it was already culturally acceptable to wear a mask; acceptable to consider someone else's health over your own appearance. Of course, I'm not sure how we can build such a culture of acceptance around masks in the West, where masks are seen by some as an attack on personal liberties.
- krapp 6y ago>Of course, I'm not sure how we can build such a culture of acceptance around masks in the West, where masks are seen by some as an attack on personal liberties. Don't worry, natural selection will take care of them in due course.