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> You can't compensate for the lack of human and civil rights by polluting less or buying carbon credits. To an extent, you can – obviously not by buying carbo
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
> You can't compensate for the lack of human and civil rights by polluting less or buying carbon credits.
To an extent, you can – obviously not by buying carbon credits, though. Doing things that actually improve (or, reduce less slowly) the living conditions of humans is comparable to poor living conditions of humans.
- oytis 5y agoI think I have to disagree with that. Human and civil rights are not just about living conditions, it's more about such hard to define thing as respect for human dignity which can be preserved in various conditions.
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- wizzwizz4 5y agoThe iron fist is distant, its motivations hazy. If it stops mixing radioactive-contaminated materials in with the entire country's meat supply, does it matter why?