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[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a kid I visited Spain on holidays. Usually at the warm and dry coastal areas. It was rocky, sandy and there was not that much vegetation. When I returned home to The Netherlands I was always happy to see our green grass and dense, green woods after spending two weeks in the hot sun. Not that I think NL is superior, it was just nice to see the change between countries as a kid.

Nowadays, The Netherlands and Belgium have become beige colored countries. The grass is always dry, waterways are empty or low and there seems to be an increase in wildfires. And we're having a drought year after year. And it's not even that bad compared to lots of other countries.

How anyone can still deny climate change when the effects are this visible is beyond me.

[–] luchuan@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the reactionary angle now is it that climate change is not anthropogenic and to just yolo burn the oil it has no effect because we're in a natural warming cycle. It's a really advanced nihilism.

[–] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago

The more common one I see is that “we’re fucked anyways might as well make sure were completely comfortable while we die”

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

They deny it, but don't actually believe it isn't real. They aren't actually believing that it is myth, rather their attitude stems from entitlement. They don't want to make sacrifices or change their lifestyle, or ever take personal responsibility for their actions. So they will loudly declare it to be "fake" because they are scared that they would have to suffer some kind of minor inconvenience if actual climate action was enacted.

[–] cosmonautjem@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There are so many redacted things that redacted could have done so long ago, but then the redacted would not have redacted enough of their redacted. And thus here we are today.

[–] ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

🤔Me trying to decipher what the fuck you’re saying lol

[–] AmerikaLosesWW3@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah it definitely doesn't involve any guillotines or pew pews

[–] roux@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago

It's reads a madlibs of corruption!

[–] AmerikaLosesWW3@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Despite moving all of their manufacturers to China, the USA still produces more co2 per capita than China lmao

[–] IntoDaLagoon@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Really motivates me to put in job applications

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