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Pointless wall

vendredi 21 juillet 2017 à 02:00

The first segment of the troll's pointless wall against Mexico will destroy a wildlife refuge.

Wall Street landlords

vendredi 21 juillet 2017 à 02:00

Tenants March [In Washington, DC] to Stop Giveaways to Wall Street Landlords.

Inhabitants of Fukushima

vendredi 21 juillet 2017 à 02:00

Japan is planning to force evactuated inhabitants of Fukushima back to their old homes, by cutting off funds for them to live elsewhere.

The article does not give us enough information to deduce that they would be in real danger.

The article has gaps in its understanding of the physical issues: a high level of radiation inside the destroyed plants does not necessarily imply danger to people in surrounding towns, though it might. People are still developing thyroid cancer from radioactive iiodine that they ingested years ago, but the article does not address the current level of radioactive iodine in those towns. It might still be dangerous, but we lack the information here.

Sexting shouldn't be a crime

vendredi 21 juillet 2017 à 02:00

Jailing teenagers as sex offenders to teach them not to sext is as useful and justified as burning down their houses to teach them not to play with matches.

Sexting should not be a crime, period. Perhaps pressuring others to sext should be the subject of some kind of disciplinary measure.

Natalist pressure

vendredi 21 juillet 2017 à 02:00

Neoliberalism Has Conned Us into Fighting [global heating] As Individuals. That is because the political philosophy of neoliberalism opposes application of democracy. The idea of democracy is that the many non-rich band together to be more powerful than the rich. The "don't work together" ideology makes the non-rich powerless because each tries to contend, alone, with the rich.

The usual suggested ways to "reduce your footprint" are a distraction, but there is one substantial way to reduce your contribution to greenhouse gas emissions: by not having children.

You can encourage others to have fewer or no children by openly disagreeing with natalist pressure. Social pressure pushes many people to have children, on the blind assumption that children will make their lives delightful and stress-free.