Syntha

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

You are drawing sweeping conclusions from very limited evidence. None of this shows a large part of the population voting for radical climate action, a few more people voting a little bit more centre left doesn't mean much. It's particularly telling that you're trying to use the last EU election as evidence. Are you not aware that there was a right-ward shift in the European Parliament? The Greens in particular lost a lot. The EU continuing its course is far more indicative of technocratic governance over a democratic mandate.

You are deliberately obfuscating, to manufacture the appearance of support where there is too little. The issue is not that there is no climate action, the issue is that there is not enough of it. People, at least broadly, get the climate action that they vote for. Until climate swings elections in the way that the economy or migration does, the message to politicians will continue to be that people have other priorities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

No shit people are for fighting climate change in the abstract. But we're not living in an abstract world, we are living in an actual one. One, where needs and desires compete. And consistently, other desires take priority over fighting climate change. There obviously isn't as much support for actually combating climate change in the real world, with real consequences for real humans as you people assume.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

This is terminal murica-brain. My condolences.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (7 children)

If they have such high public support why doesn't the public vote accordingly?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (9 children)

only 30% thought disruptive tactics were effective for issues with high awareness but low support

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I just went to look for the catcalling article you mentioned (it's this one) and she is obviously not "complaining" about not getting catcalled. Instead, she's talking about how her ageing affects her sense of self-worth. Her getting catcalled less often is only the impetus of this reflection, not the actual source of her negative feelings.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is completely insane and no economist agrees with your conspiracy theory.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Why would job cuts be temporary if demand stays low?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

"Never thought I'd fight side by side with a Russian"

"What about side by side with a homophobe?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

As if this is what was needed to prove it. Trump once answered a question about the failings of western liberalism by talking about how liberal cities on the west coast were doing badly.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

Please lead by example

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago
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