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Re:Populism and the Economics of Globalization [pdf] by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @02:02PM (#14606325)
> Poverty is worse than most natural disasters and worse than most of the predicted consequences of climate change.

Exacerbation of poverty, both absolutely and relative, is among the predicted consequences of climate change.

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Re:Populism and the Economics of Globalization [pdf] by api on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @02:46PM (#14606773)
I am discussing perception and social behavior, not reality per se. That may be the case but that's not how people see it when their jobs are being destroyed.

Wealth also brings the luxury of long-sighted thinking. When you're poor the only concern you have is getting out of poverty right now.

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