I agree 100%. Since Europe is so fascinated with going green, they can stop using electricity to save the planet. We on the other hand, like our heat, electronics, and technology thank you very much.
The only thing good about this is that it teaches us just how small and pathetic we are compared to the capability of the planet we live on.
This one volcano in the course of a couple of weeks has probably put more pollution into the atmosphere than all of man will in the course of a year.
It must be nice to live in a world of such extremes with no middle ground in anything.
Phytoplankton to the rescue!
Do you know what middle ground is?
I tell you "Give me $50!"
You say "No!"
I say "Why?"
You say "It's mine, not yours."
I pull out a gun and say "Ok lets comprimise, just give me $20 then."
There is your middle ground.
Then when I spend it, and you still have $30, I'll ask for $30... no wait lets share some middle ground, you give me $15 and keep $15...
No, fuck your "middle ground" of comprimising peoples rights away. You have $50 and I have $0, end of story.
I agree 100%. Since Europe is so fascinated with going green, they can stop using electricity to save the planet. We on the other hand, like our heat, electronics, and technology thank you very much.
I agree 100%. Since Europe is so fascinated with going green, they can stop using electricity to save the planet. We on the other hand, like our heat, electronics, and technology thank you very much.
No kidding. The very founding of this country was built upon the idea of being seperate and different from Europe. Why is everyone so eager to be and act like them again? Sorry, the whole world is not called Europe. They can do their thing, we will do ours. Quit it with this global unification shit.
I'm not opposed to minimizing waste and being efficient with resources, but there are just certain things that are a part of who I am that I will not give up. Yeah I do recycling and use energy efficient bulbs, turn of lights, etc, etc, etc. But I also like driving 500+ HP cars and having 106"+ screens too. You want to drive a Prius and wear hemp sandals and not use computers, go right ahead, I'm not stopping anybody. You can convince me to not leave my stuff on 24/7 when I'm not using it and cut up plastic 6 pack rings before I toss them, but you're never going to convince me to trade down to lesser stuff or get rid of them. I am going to buy and own whatever I want and have the money to pay for, and the only concession you'll get back from me is that I will recycle and dispose of my used tires properly in an environmentally friendly way when I am done doing burnouts. I'll keep it in tip top shape so that not only is it producing the best power, but that naturally means it's not emitting smog and black or blue smoke or running inefficiently.
Not being wasteful is reasonable. Returning to the stoneage or being concerned about someone elses "excess" because they desire bigger or more powerful things than you need is not. There are 8,394 of my cars in the world. How many millions of Hondas, Kias, Toyotas, etc were produced and sold in the same year and are on the road producing far more C02 than my car does?
No kidding. The very founding of this country was built upon the idea of being seperate and different from Europe. Why is everyone so eager to be and act like them again? Sorry, the whole world is not called Europe. They can do their thing, we will do ours. Quit it with this global unification shit.
You both Fail hard on those points. The US wasn't founded upon being different from Europe, in the general sense, but being different in very specific ways. I'll also point out that this won't affect the Green aspect of Europe in any way whatsoever.
You mean like, the specific and unique view that holds individual liberty above all else in society, which is 100% opposed to European neo-socialism?
Not being wasteful is reasonable. Returning to the stoneage or being concerned about someone elses "excess" because they desire bigger or more powerful things than you need is not. There are 8,394 of my cars in the world. How many millions of Hondas, Kias, Toyotas, etc were produced and sold in the same year and are on the road producing far more C02 than my car does?
The only thing good about this is that it teaches us just how small and pathetic we are compared to the capability of the planet we live on.
This one volcano in the course of a couple of weeks has probably put more pollution into the atmosphere than all of man will in the course of a year.
Do you know what middle ground is?
I tell you "Give me $50!"
You say "No!"
I say "Why?"
You say "It's mine, not yours."
I pull out a gun and say "Ok lets comprimise, just give me $20 then."
There is your middle ground.
Then when I spend it, and you still have $30, I'll ask for $30... no wait lets share some middle ground, you give me $15 and keep $15...
No, fuck your "middle ground" of comprimising peoples rights away. You have $50 and I have $0, end of story.
Some things have no middle ground. Is stealing right or wrong? Do you own exclusive rights to your own body or does society own your body? These are the places where there can be no comprimise and where the ideological dividing line between "left" and "right" will forever be.
No kidding. The very founding of this country was built upon the idea of being seperate and different from Europe. Why is everyone so eager to be and act like them again? Sorry, the whole world is not called Europe. They can do their thing, we will do ours. Quit it with this global unification shit.
You mean like, the specific and unique view that holds individual liberty above all else in society, which is 100% opposed to Europe's tradition of socialism and statism?
Wow... did you read that back before you hit post?...
LMAO! Man have you ever left your own state?
Agreed - please stop using European inventions immediately, such as the English language, and the computer. Cheers.
It's a very simple concept. If you don't get it, you don't get it, and that is why you are who you are.
Wouldn't that be a middle ground?
You are arguing yourself into circles.
Wow that's deep... truly you are a philosophical genius...
Lets see if I can untangle your amazing logic here - you seem to be describing an imaginary robbery, and then using this example to suggest that people should never compromise or work together, for some reason. You then mention 'left' and 'right' by which I assume you mean capitalism and socialism, but neither of these philisophies advocates no cooperation between people - in fact they are two different ways of achieving very close cooperation. How any of this relates to the volcano I have absolutely no idea.