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  • join@lemmy.mltomemes@lemmy.worldDr. Thanos, PhD.
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    10 days ago

    population x individual emissions = global emissions

    Which number you want to change says a lot about your politics.

    edit: given it’s the daily mail *spits on the ground* it’s very likely the researchers didn’t even say anything about which number to tune, the daily mail just added their special flavor to the headline. (probably also have a good idea which 4 billion has to go)




  • join@lemmy.mltoFediverse@lemmy.worldBlock lemmy.ml if lemmy feels tirening.
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    11 days ago

    It’s called cognitive dissonance, the less your worldview makes sense the more tiresome it becomes to hear counter arguments. You used to be able to just dismiss them as „russian trolls“ but now that doesn’t feel right anymore, you feel like you actually have to engage, and this takes energy. Much easier to just shut it out completely, just take comfort in your personal bubble, and only engage with straw men arguments, the ones that are obviously wrong (and hence not used by anyone).

    Have fun in your bubble, have fun believing that Russia is gonna collapse any day now for the coming 8 years, the 57th nuclear sanctions package is really gonna do it, have fun believing that the army that spent 4 years taking Sheviakivka is gonna be in Berlin the week after, have fun thinking the people that sold you the Gaza genocide have the best intentions when they say war is the only answer in Ukraine, wish you all the best.


  • France is absolutely imperialist on its own, the other EU powers are at least imperialist to the extent that they are and were directly involved in US imperialist wars. China is a different case, theoretically there is a possible future were china is the first post imperialist power. I think it’s much more likely though, that at some point they will use either military coercion, start militarily supporting „rebels“, or at some point do direct military intervention, to protect their investments abroad, the ones that they are currently building out.

    Call me a cynic, but I think if China ever becomes the world hegemon, they will behave as such.


  • Russia, China, the US, the EU are imperial entities with imperial interests. None of them and non of their propaganda outlets care about the Ukrainian people.

    Given that, it’s perfectly realistic that the US willingly engineered a situation where conflict was inevitable.

    If you think the US wanted Ukraine in NATO for the good of the Ukrainian people, you’re delusional.

    If you think the US invested millions in pro western „news outlets“ in Ukraine for the good of the Ukrainian peoples, you’re delusional.

    Just as delusional as those that think Russia invaded Ukraine to liberate its people.