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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday I was subbing in a 4th grade class and a student was doing a report on global [View all]Meowmee
(5,164 posts)19. The greater imminent threat
is obviously fascism and insanity. If this country goes under to fascism, good luck trying to do anything about climate change.
We have seen what fascism has already done. The murder of over a million due to lies and an improper response to covid, an on going pandemic which is denied, a destabilized rule of law, a country ruled by an electoral college and a government in deadlock, a major war which threatens us all, massive inflation and other economic stresses.
Climate change damage is done already and it cant be stopped. But we need to do whatever can be done at this point. The main cause is overpopulation.
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Yesterday I was subbing in a 4th grade class and a student was doing a report on global [View all]
kimbutgar
May 2022
OP
Even in my blue family, none of my blood relatives praised my environmental work
Tetrachloride
May 2022
#10
Thanks for doing that work. I was marching for Renewable Energies in the '80's.
electric_blue68
May 2022
#24
I'm just glad you're not required to "teach both sides of the climate-change controversy".
Mister Ed
May 2022
#17
Can't take effective action against climate change if we lose our democracy
Martin Eden
May 2022
#27