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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by mehrdadn on Sunday October 27, 2019 @08:37AM (#21369336)
I can imagine one difference with the lieutenants here is that nobody outside will ever know about said fight, given that the ship will sink.
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by ta0987 on Sunday October 27, 2019 @08:42AM (#21369349)
In my analogy the intended implication was that getting people into life boats is more useful than fighting.
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by mehrdadn on Sunday October 27, 2019 @08:47AM (#21369375)
Okay, but the intended implication of my comment was that since this can actually send a message to others, it might actually cause others to be a bit more careful about how they proceed moving forward, which actually might very well help with help things moving forward.
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by chrisweekly on Sunday October 27, 2019 @09:50AM (#21369663)
Ok, but one of the "lieutenants" in your analogy is telling passengers that the ship's not sinking, and interfering with attempts to warn other ships about enemy torpedos.
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