I agree with you on both points. But I also believe that both sides are guilty of it. I do not agree with most of the republican platform and I will vote for a Democrat again this cycle if Trump is the republican nominee.
I would appreciate if you could link to a solid instance of national-level Democrats doing it.
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I am not computer savvy enough to share lengths. I am an old man who barely can type. The border is the number one issue that comes to mind. Drilling for oil is another. Shutting down the keystone pipeline is another. I can go on with what I view as obstructing by our political parties.
My rebuttal is that you have only listed Democrats doing good things.
There is a valid discussion to be had on where money and effort is best focused to combat climate change. Do you believe fossil fuel emissions will be less over the next 20-30 years than they would have been had those pipelines been built?
No I do not believe that. But instead of waiting to get everything you want all at once get it piece mill over time. Not just the Dems are guilty of it. The republicans are just as guilty if not more so.
Probably. The pipelines make the fosdil
It is difficult to overstate the urgency of stopping the use of fossil carbon. The time for an incremental approach ended 20
We need to pretend aliens are attacking from the planet carbon and go to a warlike footing on climate change.
But that’s woke
If aliens attacked (as in a bad 50s sci-fi movie) humanity would be united, make sacrifices and spare no expense. It just that this particular threat doesn't trigger those instinctive tribal traits that lead to prosocial behavior.
I am not defending or attacking any position on any subject. It may be to late for incremental changes. But isn't an incremental change better than no change?
It's not always that straight forward though. There is the social capital cost to get society to buy in to all the changes needed, and the next step needed will now be that much harder.
Often but not always. In a catastrophic change, a delayed incremental approach is not distinguishable from zero effort.
Well sir we will have to agree to disagree. But I do respect your opinions.
I am very worried that we are at or past tipping points that can be visualized as a fulcrum. Before you reach it, small forces dictate outcome. But past the fulcrum, effort that makes a difference exponentiates.
I'll just address #4; I don't know how many times I've heard people tell me I'm throwing away my vote on a third party. How ELSE am I supposed to vote to hold the Deceptocrats accountable?!
Doesn't what you say corroborate what I said? Democrats didn't represent you so you left for a 3rd party.
I'm not disagreeing with you in particular, just commenting on how America's political class has chosen to treat other political options.