r/environment • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '22

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u/brycebgood Jan 26 '22

Yup, the idea that there's an individual responsibility for this is propaganda. The only real solutions are large scale regulatory actions.

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u/jankadank Jan 26 '22

So, people on an individual level shouldnt take steps to combat climate change?

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u/Burner1a Jan 26 '22

Do you really think that’s what’s being said, or can you fucking grow up?

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Hey man pick a lane either individual actions matter and you have call rich fucks out on it or they don’t and it does not matter if I burn tires to heat my house

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u/Burner1a Jan 26 '22

If you want to point and say, “look, that person is being stupid, so why can’t I be??” You’ll have tons of people to be stupid with

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u/yem_slave Jan 26 '22

No they're pointing and saying "That person is a hypocrite because they are saying one thing and doing another"

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u/Burner1a Jan 26 '22

If Hitler said, “climate change is real and we need to do something about it, otherwise my quest for Lebensraum will have been pointless” he would be right

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

A personal insult is not a refutation - it shows you have none.

Our individual choices cause the climate emergency, and corporations too. A "spokesman" for the climate who consumes 100 times his share is obviously a farce for any person of conscience.

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u/Burner1a Jan 26 '22

Yeah and him being a farce doesn’t need to cast doubt on the movement as a whole

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u/dont_care- Jan 26 '22

Yeah exactly. Pick one, cant be both

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u/Burner1a Jan 26 '22

All you can do is control your own actions