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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
3. Well you can’t believe the danger is actually that grave if you’re not willing to do anything about it, can you?
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You know what this reminds me of, the old line "well, if you really believe climate change is real, you would be living in the wilderness and have zero carbon emissions! The fact that you use electricity and a PC shows that you don't really believe that climate change is real!"
It's an ignorant, deceptive line of reasoning. It ignores that these kinds of problems require major collective action to solve, not just the action of any one individual alone.
I think a lot of people deep down understand that Trump is as big a threat as I've said he is, but they pretend he's not, so they can do nothing, and be in a convenient position to point fingers at others for "not doing something about what they're complaining about".
For the record, me hopping on a plane to Pennsylvania right now, and spending a month there, would have an unacceptable negative impact on people other than myself. It's a non starter. This isn't a simple case of "not willing to do anything".