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Originally Posted by Daradon
Holier than thou? No, people really actually do feel and act this way believe it or not. But you knew the response you were fishing for anyway.
And as far as people in slums having to pay higher energy costs, well I've already answered that. I've already admitted that the world does need cheap food and cheap energy, but there are ways to do both if we all get on the same page. It won't be easy, and there will be a little sacrifice, but it's not an all or nothing solution like many paint it out to be.
Lastly, believe it or not, many slums in developing worlds don't even have power... So I don't really know if you were seriously trying to suggest that you care about these folk and their environments or not. But it does show the disconnect I suggested you may have.
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I don't feel like going into a deep intellectual debate as to how much connection I should feel with my poor brethren in Brazilian slums, because I find such debate pathetic especially coming from behind a computer screen (words are cheap)
However, I do feel that when I say the poor in Brazil don't think they should endure higher energy cost (and higher cost of everything since energy cost affect prices of everything) to benefit future generations - I am bang on.