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Originally Posted by Cortexiphan
How old are you? Are you illeterate?
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Also spelled “illiterate”. I’m not sure. Maybe you did that on purpose.
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Originally Posted by Krids1229
I will agree that we all need to abide by the Social Contract. Unfortunately, this appears to have weakened greatly over the last 25-30 years. If we can't figure out mutual benefit and service to others, a higher form of altruism, I fear many other things will also unravel as well.
We humans appear to be overly self-destructive and outwardly aggressive - our government should be expected to be a form of and push for a more idealized version of our society. And whether you like it or not, regulation and laws reflect that idealized state.
Or at least should.
And I think that's the rub.
BEVs pollute less and are more energy efficient? I'm pretty sure the science shows that.
Oil and petroleum products have caused mass pollution for decades? Again, science is on our side on that one (and no, carbon dioxide IS NOT harmless)
The economics of propping up the oil and gas industry? Capitalism argues that a profitable industry likely doesn't need trillions of dollars from the government and our taxes.
I get it - the devil is in the details, and we can argue when and how quickly to implement a change over.
But damn it, why does it feel like people are trying to run out the clock on this one? To some, its running out the clock on who is in charge of the government. But to some like us, its literally running the clock out on humanity.
And that pisses me off.
Just so some greasy businessmen can milk out a few more bucks, or some disingenuous politician can pocket a few bills.
Maybe we need to look a bit beyond ourself, and think of others for once.
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Originally Posted by Cortexiphan
Thank you for making sense while disagreeing unlike others.
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umm…if you take a minute to process what he wrote, and maybe look at his other posts yesterday, you might see he’s not disagreeing. He’s actually agreeing with you.
