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'pollution' is vague and politically charged. The article observes that Nitrogen Oxides reduce crop yields, whereas some "pollution" (e.g. volcanic ash) can inc
by fritzo 4y ago
'pollution' is vague and politically charged. The article observes that Nitrogen Oxides reduce crop yields, whereas some "pollution" (e.g. volcanic ash) can increase crop yields.
- rootusrootus 4y ago> 'pollution' is [...] politically charged. If I ever needed to know how tribal our society has become, here it is. Pollution now has a varying definition depending on if you are left or right. Jesus.
- jthrowsitaway 4y agoPollution has a different interpretation depending on your body composition. Some microbes thrive on Nitrogen Oxide.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y agoNobody said anything about left or right, just that it was political.
- labster 4y ago
- Taywee 4y ago"political" means more than left and right.
- lettergram 4y agoTbf everything has always been politics. How we handle issues are a social discussion.. That said, this is a definition problem… which used to be agreed upon lol. The issue is one political party is trying to use the term “pollution” to enact policy changes; so it becomes political and definitions change, etc in a fight for power.
- shepherdjerred 4y ago> If I ever needed to know how tribal our society has become At what point of history have humans not been tribal?
- rootusrootus 4y agoYes, there has always been some tribalism. But I am old enough to recall when the fact that you were Democrat or Republican was a secondary bit of information, not the deciding factor in who your friends and family were.
- shepherdjerred 4y agoI really don't see how you can use the word "some" here -- tribalism is ingrained at us. See: Racism, the Halocaust (prejudice against Jews), Nationalism, any set of kids on a playground.
- rob74 4y agoHe was probably only referring to the situation in the US, where the political polarization (and tribalism) has undeniably increased in the last decades.
- diob 4y agoI was wondering where the side of "what if we reduce pollution for nothing???" would move the goalposts. I have no idea what would convince these folks to reduce pollution.
- Barrin92 4y agoit's not entirely new, we've been in Mad Max territory for a while https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal shiny and chrome!
- xwdv 4y agoIt goes further than that. Pollution can also be racist as some races pollute more than others. I’ll let you guess which one.
- stackbutterflow 4y agoThe sad thing is when people don't lean towards a particular political orientation based on what they believe but choose what to believe based on their political orientation.
- ThunderSizzle 4y agoIt has a varying definition because Leftists lost touch with reality along time ago, and it has spread into every part of the party doctrine. How can you assert common definitions when Leftists wholly embraces relativism, where you can deny objective facts and substitute your feelings as facts, and use those feelings as justification for literally anything?
- h2odragon 4y agoRemember all the headlines about "California fails to meet air quality standards?" .. Usually that's because of particulates, ie pollen.
- stephen_g 4y agoPollution captures a very wide range of things true, but it's a pretty common term and I don't see it as particularly political... To whom/where would you say it is? It's also very commonly agreed which ones are the concerning ones in day to day life - the WHO (first result on Google for me when I google 'air pollution') lists exactly the ones I think of when I hear the term: "Pollutants of major public health concern include particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide." (Although I think it's better to use "Nitrogen oxides" or NOx instead of just saying nitrogen dioxide).
- thatwasunusual 4y agoIt would be terrible if we made an effort to make Earth a better place to live, for sure. Also, we need to find a way to control those volcanoes. We need more of them, so that we can increase crop yields. /s
- roywiggins 4y agoI think there's a pretty apolitical consensus that nobody wants to be breathing NOx if they can help it. Even plants, apparently.