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Except that Americans and Australians have proven over and over again that they will accept changes that negatively impact their lives and wallets, most recentl

Except that Americans and Australians have proven over and over again that they will accept changes that negatively impact their lives and wallets, most recently the voluntary and involuntary changes that negatively affected their lives and wallets due to COVID-19.

jay_kyburz 5y ago
I realize it was a little disrespectful of me to dismiss the many people who have made huge sacrifices to help prevent the virus both here in Australia and the US. The lockdowns have been very tough, and many businesses ruined. I'm in a two week quarantine after a close contact in a supermarket right now. I should have suggested that "some" people will not change, and they will be very vocal. Many politicians will want their vote, and its not clear to me who will have the majority in our democracies.
- AussieWog93 5y ago
  Australia and America definitely differed in the case of COVID-19. There was huge support for lockdown and restrictions here for a long time, and only just in the last few weeks is compliance becoming an issue in Melbourne (but not so much elsewhere). Turns out a year of social restrictions causes fatigue.
- femto 5y ago
  If anything the respective COVID responses show that Australia and the US are quite different, despite the frequent parallels drawn.
- fdschoeneman 5y ago
  I think you're just frustrated at what you believe is the inability of other people to see a danger you do. I suppose I'm one of those people. I didn't find your comparison to covid disrespectful, it just seemed to undermine your belief that carbon sequestration was the only way to go.
tomrod 5y ago
A sizable fraction - haven't- accepted these changes, hence why the disease persists at massive levels in the US.
- fdschoeneman 5y ago
  Whether or not it's fair to blame this minority for the persistence of the disease and its variants is irrelevant to the argument he was making.

jay_kyburz 5y ago

I realize it was a little disrespectful of me to dismiss the many people who have made huge sacrifices to help prevent the virus both here in Australia and the US. The lockdowns have been very tough, and many businesses ruined. I'm in a two week quarantine after a close contact in a supermarket right now. I should have suggested that "some" people will not change, and they will be very vocal. Many politicians will want their vote, and its not clear to me who will have the majority in our democracies.

AussieWog93 5y ago
Australia and America definitely differed in the case of COVID-19. There was huge support for lockdown and restrictions here for a long time, and only just in the last few weeks is compliance becoming an issue in Melbourne (but not so much elsewhere). Turns out a year of social restrictions causes fatigue.
femto 5y ago
If anything the respective COVID responses show that Australia and the US are quite different, despite the frequent parallels drawn.
fdschoeneman 5y ago
I think you're just frustrated at what you believe is the inability of other people to see a danger you do. I suppose I'm one of those people. I didn't find your comparison to covid disrespectful, it just seemed to undermine your belief that carbon sequestration was the only way to go.

tomrod 5y ago

A sizable fraction - haven't- accepted these changes, hence why the disease persists at massive levels in the US.

fdschoeneman 5y ago
Whether or not it's fair to blame this minority for the persistence of the disease and its variants is irrelevant to the argument he was making.