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Survivors of massacres ask for apology

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 à 17:48

*Survivors of 1965 Indonesia massacres urge UK to apologize.* And the US, of course.

Not making the same mistake

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 à 17:48

(satire) *Virginians Who Watched Schools Taken Over By Sharia Law Refuse To Make Same Mistake With Critical Race Theory.*

Holdings in fossil fuel stocks

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 à 17:48

28 of the 100 US senators (and their families) own substantial holdings of fossil fuel stocks.

Doing more than anyone else

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 à 17:48

* Citizens are alarmed by the climate crisis, but most believe they are already doing more to preserve the planet than anyone else, including their government, and few are willing to make significant lifestyle changes, an international survey has found.*

The comparatively painless way for millions of people to change a harmful habit is to get together and do it at the level of society as a whole. To achieve the same results by individual sacrifices is a big pain.

Extreme pessimism

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 à 17:48

Extreme pessimism about our future is as harmful as blind optimism.

The article errs in equating Roger Hallam's warning with fatalistic pessimism. Extinction Rebellion is the opposite of fatalism. His warning of what the future will be like if you don't try to change it is a call to action, and it has inspired thousands — or perhaps millions — into the struggle.

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