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It's less about race and more about means. From each according to his ability. Someone living comfortably in Western Europe can afford to stick to his principl
by nicbou 4y ago
It's less about race and more about means. From each according to his ability.
Someone living comfortably in Western Europe can afford to stick to his principles. He has the extra money and energy to give a damn. He can cut meat, drive less, fly less, consume less.
It's silly for someone who enjoys air conditioning and two international trips a year, to tell people in developing countries to do their bit. It costs far less to do ours.
This is not a paternalistic view of people in developing countries, it's a critical look at our own inaction.
- citrin_ru 4y agoCarrying an empty plastic bottle / food packaging to the nearest litter bin (or even home if there are no public bins) costs no money and very little energy. I do this all the time even when I'm very tired. From what I see throwing litter around in many countries is socially accepted behavior. It's not like they have no choice and more like they don't see it being wrong. I do see a correlation between amount of litter on the ground and country economical/political development but cannot think of a convincing casual link here.