Compared to the fact that China alone accounted for over 3400 executions in 2004 alone, more than five times that of every other country on Earth combined, I think we have more things to worry about in terms of China than just greenhouse gases.
Yes, China is full of assholes. Yes, the global community is doing a very poor job of controlling it (this would be because the US owes more money to China than it would like to admit). Yes, they are destroying the environment, not just of their own country but off the world.
But the proper answer to "They're polluting more than us" is not "Let's pollute more to, we have to stay competitive" its "stop fucking coddling China you assholes".
But until people are willing to pay $2-$4 more for everything (and sometimes as much as $50 more for electronics) China will continue to be what it is.
So yes, we should be doing something about China. I hope they stop kowtowing to it.
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Yes, China is full of assholes. Yes, the global community is doing a very poor job of controlling it (this would be because the US owes more money to China than it would like to admit). Yes, they are destroying the environment, not just of their own country but off the world.
But the proper answer to "They're polluting more than us" is not "Let's pollute more to, we have to stay competitive" its "stop fucking coddling China you assholes".
But until people are willing to pay $2-$4 more for everything (and sometimes as much as $50 more for electronics) China will continue to be what it is.
So yes, we should be doing something about China. I hope they stop kowtowing to it.
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