Re:Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for e...
by passivepinetree on Friday November 25, 2016 @09:11AM
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That's the whole issue though, isn't it? That he prioritizes short term policies over any long term thinking?
If we get to the point where climate change is a short term issue, we've already lost unless by that point we're advanced enough to colonize other planets.
Re:Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for e...
by codedokode on Friday November 25, 2016 @03:10PM
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For people who lost their jobs because of moving production to China and illegal immigrants going to Mars is not really important issue. It is not going to return any profits in their lifetime.
Re:Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for e...
by vectorjohn on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:42PM
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No. There is no point where colonizing other planets is easier than fixing this one.
Re:Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for e...
by LordFrith on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:16PM
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I hope Trump works effectively on the issue of fading working class employment in America. He's been busily appointing billionaires(not 1 billion, plural billion!) to his cabinet. I think this shows what his policy focuses will be. Let's hope in 4 years I am proved totally wrong!
I know you're being sarcastic, but it probably is. With a huge and growing percentage of the populace feeling left behind (no/bad jobs, no recession recovery, no hope), be happy that's all that happened so far is Trump was elected. Trumps rhetoric was all snake-oil (coal is not coming back b/c of nat gas, factories are automated, etc...), but the problems he, and Bernie for that matter, touched on are much bigger issues in the short term than climate change.