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Ah yes those pesky companies that exist for no reason, how dare they drill for the oil we demand from them. Nobody is culpable for climate change except “the co
by lwansbrough 5y ago
Ah yes those pesky companies that exist for no reason, how dare they drill for the oil we demand from them. Nobody is culpable for climate change except “the companies.” Certainly couldn’t blame America for wanting to live in suburbs or their obsession with beef and trucks.
- wizzwizz4 5y ago> Ah yes those pesky companies that exist for no reason, how dare they drill for the oil we demand from them. There actually are, though. Think of how much plastic stuff is packaged in in the US, compared to Europe; there's no way to “vote with your wallet” out of that situation.
- lwansbrough 5y agoIf it were actually an issue people cared about as much as they claim they care about it, it would already be solved. European laws are different possibly because Europeans actually do care more than Americans.
- wizzwizz4 5y ago> If it were actually an issue people cared about as much as they claim they care about it, it would already be solved. Can you give an example of a case where this has actually happened? (i.e. an issue that isn't useful as a populism wedge gets solved because people care about it)