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Re:US quits Paris climate pact by rayiner on Thursday June 01, 2017 @07:09PM (#14465781)
I'm frustrated and spiteful because I'm an environmentalist. At least republicans are internally consistent: they're not willing to do anything about climate change because they don't think it'll happen. Folks here in DC/MD/VA in contrast profess to believe that this terrible thing is going to happen, but they're not willing to actually do anything that will solve it. Who exactly are the crazy ones?

That are lots of things we can do to attack climate change. None of those things are on the table.

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Re:US quits Paris climate pact by unityByFreedom on Thursday June 01, 2017 @09:11PM (#14466652)
> I'm frustrated and spiteful because I'm an environmentalist

Hard to believe.

> Folks here in DC/MD/VA in contrast profess to believe that this terrible thing is going to happen, but they're not willing to actually do anything that will solve it. Who exactly are the crazy ones?

Classic conservative argument. "I know you all are fake, despite not really knowing you all. This proposal isn't going to work, and I won't show you my alternative plan, but I know what to do. Listen to me! Don't try anything aspirational regarding the environment or civil rights. You'll fail and that will hurt me!"

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Re:US quits Paris climate pact by tehwebguy on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @10:52AM (#14506901)
> At least republicans are internally consistent [in denying climate change or at least saying we should do nothing about it]

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> Who exactly are the crazy ones?

The people denying climate change, or at least saying we should do nothing about it.

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