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I’m aware. The implication of the sarcasm is there’s no good reason China and western countries have different standards, so that’s what I was addressing.
by ethanbond 3y ago
I’m aware. The implication of the sarcasm is there’s no good reason China and western countries have different standards, so that’s what I was addressing.
- lupusreal 3y agoWe share the same planet, so we need to share the same environmental standards. The self-touted "world's oldest civilization" no less than the rest.
- ethanbond 3y agoIt’s a great ideal, but there are interests other than purely environmental (or purely “fairness”) that must be taken into account as a matter of sheer necessity.
- lupusreal 3y agoYou appealed to fairness, not me.
- ethanbond 3y agoIt’d be easier to have productive conversations if you just plainly stated your position on the topic at hand, if you have one.
- lupusreal 3y agoDid I not? > We share the same planet, so we need to share the same environmental standards All of the excuses to hold China to a different standard are horse shit. Is that stated plainly enough for you?
- ethanbond 3y agoHuh, so now I’m confused as to how you claim not to be invoking fairness
- flir 3y agoThey're aiming to hit net zero before 2060. It's.... ambitious (which I use here as a synonym for unlikely). USA and EU are aiming for 2050. Will anybody meet their goals? The planet is the ultimate Commons. Personally, I think we're boned.