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Re:Environmentalist didn't speak for 17 years to learn how t... by Frondo on Thursday May 02, 2019 @02:28PM (#19810984)
Yes, I am willing to consider trade-offs and account for externalities.

"Anything other than spiteful" isn't dehumanizing. Humans can be spiteful, and can operate in a way that seems entirely driven by spite and still be people; some of us even had parents that seemed this way (if you didn't, ask among your pals).

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Re:Environmentalist didn't speak for 17 years to learn how t... by drak0n1c on Thursday May 02, 2019 @06:34PM (#19813619)
It is possible to view the industrial work that environmentalists protest as positive expressions of humanity doing what it does best. Just as a beaver builds dams, an act of eudaemonia. Being in favor of promoting and protecting such industry, especially if it materially benefits hundreds of thousands of people in a region, is not necessarily motivated solely by a desire to spite opponents.
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