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That's not woke, that's blackmail.

That's worse. That sort of shit turns ignorant and gullible people anti-LGBT and makes their already difficult lives even harder.

who need a cause to give her their miserable lives purpose

Tell them to fight global warming. It is the problem that makes all other problems all but irrelevant in comparison.

In the US, climate policy has more support than people believe:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32412-y

meanwhile a third of the people are saying "oh we've got time, we just have to convince the people to come together and unify"

We already have critical mass in the US. We are the elephant leashed with a string:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32412-y

We just need to start acting and ensuring our decision makers know that the majority want them to act too if they value getting relected.

perfection is often the enemy of good.

I whole heartedly agree. Things don't change overnight. We can't rebuild hundreds of cities to eliminate car dependency by next Wednesday.

What we can change rapidly is behavior. It isn't hard to convince someone to eat less beef when alternatives are cheaper. It isn't hard to convince people that buying one nice 30 dollar shirt that looks better, feels better, and lasts for many years is cheaper than 2 20 dollar shirts that fade and unravel at the seems in a year.

We can't expect everyone to junk their canyoneros tomorrow. We can convince them to harass city officials into put bollards up on the bike lanes because more bikes is less traffic that they have to sit in.

I didn't say anything about negotiating with Republicans. I'm not talking about negotiating at all. I'm talking more about selling ideas and change to the population.

I didn't read the rest of your comment, because you started out with something so ridiculous

I don't want to interact with you if you have that kind of attitude. Bye!

I think people dislike moderates because they can be more realistic. Cars are one of the biggest contributors to GHG in the US. Most people literally need to drive cars due to how our transportation infrastructure is built. It will upwards of a decade to undo because it will require a lot of large construction projects. Those take time.

Change requires support of the electorate or the current officials will get replaced. This is why people like Koch and Murdoch invest so heavily in propaganda.

Militarily, the only real threat to the US by a foreign invasion is nukes. Our naval and air power is on a whole other level. China has way too much control of manufacturing, so going after the other problem child results in a global economic catastrophe.

The BEST thing anyone can do is winning hearts and minds of US citizens to get them on board with what needs to be done. More moderate action is an easier sell. Once hedonic adaptation kicks in and people adjust to the new normal, we can move further. We are really close to being there. Look at my post history and read the nature article.

This comment is dope and smart brained. I give it an 8.

Just a guess, but marketing and truth in advertising laws. They can then say they have real bakers preparing the products and not be lying.

Good call. Garak is awesome too.

Mine is hard. Ben Sisko, Chido Anagonye, Janets, Margaery Tyrell

TLDR: Reducing car dependency helps drivers too by reducing traffic and getting bad drivers off the road.

There's so many things the rose tinted glasses don't see.

A lot of people, like me, live in the US in similar environment so we are well aware of the issues. Super car dependent design like that is pretty hard to undo. I don't blame people for buying houses in these areas because it is often the best location and best financial decision. When I bought my house, it was the best location for reducing the amount of driving. Non SFH in more dense parts that aren't rentals are pretty much non-existent.

Im not walking over a mile to potentially get to a bus stop. What about the disabled? They just mobility scootering miles to get to what is hopefully a handicap accessible bus?

So, steps taken to reduce car usage help people that have to drive due to reduced traffic and hopefully getting people off the road that shouldn't be driving.

It is over a mile to the front of my neighborhood

The best you might be able to do in the near future is maybe lobby to rezone a property that goes up for sale to allow a small general store or other micro businesses that won't draw in much outside traffic.

It won't be a fast or easy process, but car dependency at the scale it is in the US is not sustainable.

Can confirm. Wash forearms too. Peed, washed hands, then wiped eye with forearm.

0 stars. Would not recommend.