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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Like my borther, he lives in Vancouver. Similar with rubecube, I believe he's in Victoria.
There is a very special detachment from reality these people live in and they (really) fundamentally do not understand the contradiction of climate change vs. modern life and don't really operate in reality.
There is no squaring the circle that is climate change vs. modern human existence, especially when observed through the lens of how the rest of the world actually operates, which could not be farther than how Vancouver / Calgary / Canada operates- which is amongst the highest standards of living in the world. When I read comments like petes above, or rubecubes last comment or others on climate change, they come across as the most ivory tower condescending BS ever. Pete talks about buying designer clothes and whatever, but buying beef is evil, as if such breadth and types clothes have no impact.
I work internationally. Let me tell you how much climate change comes up... most people are just trying to eat and have lights on in the house. The absolute luxury of choosing between beef or thousands of other food products is not reality for about +80% of the world. I just don't understand how this basic stuff is lost on the people of the west coast.
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Restricting the food available for people to eat because of climate change issues is very much western world stupidity, and this sentiment grows more every year as delusional billionaires hop around the world on their private jets spreading their lies. The developing world is going to consume more meat going into the future, and its hilarious that the western world thinks it has the right to tell the developing world what they can and cannot eat. So always amusing when people talk about 'oh we need to all eat less beef because of climate change', which is just an easy way to tell poor people they are not allowed to partake in the indulgences we've all had privilege to the last century.
Same thing with energy.
The same public figures that now want us to stop eating meat are the ones who let big food take over our diet. Now they want to reverse course. I guess time to cash out and move on to something where they can extract even more money from the middle / lower class.