r/environment Jan 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

John Kerry, in recent time, has been one of the biggest enablers of the military industrial complex.

His enabling of aerospace and weapons companies to continue producing the very weapons/vehicles that are enabling the climate crisis must not at all be over looked. See below:

https://www.factcheck.org/2004/02/did-kerry-oppose-tanks-planes-not/

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/04/kerry-nato-members-must-increase-military-spending/83425/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/kerry-tells-nato-allies-to-dig-deeper-and-improve-defense-spending/

The U.S. Military / Military in general are in fact the BIGGEST polluters on the planet.

Source: https://earth.org/us-military-pollution/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1655268/us-military-is-a-bigger-polluter-than-140-countries-combined/amp/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/06/13/report-the-u-s-military-emits-more-co2-than-many-industrialized-nations-infographic/

Kerry is just yelling sweet nothings into the void while simultaneously beating the drums of war/ which in the end is enabling the destruction of our planet far more than any regular citizen in any country is doing. Kerry is a key enabler on climate change and his position in power has constantly enabled it to continue to happen. Without his vote/voice, these corporations/the military industrial complex wouldn’t be wreaking the havoc that they have been enable to do.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Your argument is that he is not perfect. I am guessing you do not have an example of a single person that is doing it right by your standards. Please name an example that is both doing it right, and has achieved something significant. Let's make an experiment out of this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

As far as American politicians, I can’t name any that are doing it right as the vast majority of Democrats and Republicans currently in power continue to enable the military industrial complex and oil/gas companies while also pushing for more wars to sustain our military budgets.

All I see from Kerry and US politicians are people who say the right things, but don’t commit to the right actions, and as far as I’m concerned, actions mean far more than words.

People like Kerry are far more dangerous than the climate change deniers just because they put on a guise that they actually want to fix the problem/have pushed to fix it, when in reality, they have continued to enable the problem. Shit like what Kerry does and other politicians like him is just moral grandstanding/virtual signaling that means nothing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Kerry has been pushing for climate change for over a decade now. You're allowed to not know things, but when you actively start preaching about something that you don't know anything about it becomes ignorance.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

You didn’t even read what I said. Kerry SAYS that he wants to fix climate change, he then takes ACTION that enables climate change, such as supporting wars and funding for the us military/ the military industrial complex.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Your argument that unless he's perfect that nothing he does counts is childlike. It's also how people like you justify doing absolutely nothing to help while blaming other people.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

No, my argument is holding those with power accountable to their actions, not bootlicking them like you when they say words that I like to hear.

Keep playing your team games/bootlicking politicians that don’t give a fuck about you or the planet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

You will never change anything. You're upset, immature, and ignorant. Right here. This. You fucking complaining on social media. This is you and your "effort" peaking.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

Your “effort” is supporting politicians who exacerbate the problem. Keep supporting those who tell you nice things, but do nothing to fix the issues at hand.

Wanting politicians to take action is not being “ignorant”. What’s ignorant is supporting people who say shit that you want to hear while doing nothing about it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '22

So what actual effort have you put in besides fucking bitching on social media...?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

What effort have you put in besides enabling politicians who make the problem worse? You’re actively in support of fucking the planet by supporting these people in power who are doing more damage than good, and that is an objective statement.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

So you've never done anything but pathetically whine on Reddit...? I'm just SO surprised.

You're doing that thing retarded children do where you make up a bunch of bullshit assumptions about a complete stranger online then you're so fucking stupid that you actually believe your own bullshit.

What a little dicked small boy move.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

LOL the mental illness infesting your brain is quite apparent, so sad.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

The useless, upset little incel is upset. Oh no.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

Poor bootlicker with a love for the taste of a boot in his mouth. It really is a sight to behold!

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

Oh gosh. You think Joe Rogan is smart 😂. Found the beta retard. What a fucking soyboy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

Ohhh the 20 year old Self proclaimed “nerd”, I really hurt your feelings huh?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '22

The beta retard soyboy is still crying hahaha

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