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1902606 No.1902606 [Reply] [Original]

Having a "green life style" should not be just a choice.

If going green is the only way to prevent global warming, then every person of the world, has a moral responsibility to take care of the planet.

The well being of the planet is more important than the well being of any nation, organization or person.

>> No.1902615

>every person of the world, has a moral responsibility to take care of the planet
[citation needed]

>> No.1902622

Having a green lifestyle doesn't have to mean you use less water or energy, ssytems just need to be made more efficient. The idea of a carbon tax is the stupidest fucking idea I've ever heard, unless ALL the money from those taxes are going into renewable energy and upgrading the grid infrastructure for less losses.

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1902623

Moral is an opinion. There is no wrong/right.

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1902624

OK, do you have a plan?
Otherwise you're just pulling a reverse Sarah Palin (i.e. complaining without offering a solution, but on the opposite side of the political spectrum in which she dwells).

>> No.1902633

>implying I won't leave this planet

>> No.1902643

>>1902623
inb4 shitstorm

>> No.1902641

Define a "green life style".

>> No.1902662

>>1902643
There is no shit storm. Anyone who's read a couple decent books (Or is mildly intelligent) understands that morals are not only subjective, but that they are entirely gray.

Patience is a virtue.
But it's not always good to be patient.

Gluttony is a sin.
But without food we wouldn't be able to survive.
Without a lot of food, we wouldn't be able to be strong, healthy, and happy.
Without fancy and high-end food, we would be missing out on quite a lot.

There's is always another side to the coin, a side that some ignorant people would rather not see.

>> No.1902674

Evangelicals believe the world is ending anyway so why bother? Rid the world of them first if you want change.

>> No.1902705

>>1902701
19 year old college student who thinks hes old spotted

>> No.1902704

>>1902662
>implying eating=gluttony
you are fucking retarded

>> No.1902701

>>1902662
>morals are entirely grey
15 year old nihilist spotted

>> No.1902706

>>1902701
If by that, you meant somebody who is well-read and/or intelligent.

>> No.1902708

>>1902662
This post.... Jesus christ. It's like I really just suffered major head trauma.

>> No.1902710

>>1902704
I guess this is the part where you arbitrarily change the definition of 'Gluttony' to make the truth sound a little less sturdy than it actually is.

>> No.1902716

>>1902708
>>1902701
samefag

>> No.1902721

>>1902662
>>1902662
>But without food we wouldn't be able to survive.
>Without a lot of food, we wouldn't be able to be >strong, healthy, and happy.
>Without fancy and high-end food, we would be >missing out on quite a lot.

fatty spotted

>> No.1902727

>>1902716
>>1902708
>>1902701
samefag.

i can do it to.

>> No.1902734

>>1902721
lol very fat person spotted.

>> No.1902735

>>1902727
>>1902716
>>1902708
>>1902701
All one person trying to make it seem like what he said wasn't retarded.

>> No.1902758

I'm going to go idle my Hummer just to spite you.

>> No.1902764

>>1902735
actually >>1902727 was me trolling to start an argument between the two....or three....or one.

>> No.1902796

OP is a blatant troll but I'll engage with the subject of the thread nonetheless

>>1902622

Pretty much all economists (even the classical liberal free market-loving ones) agree that a carbon tax, or some other market mechanism that puts a price on carbon, is the best solution to encouraging a shift towards renewable energy. But politically speaking it was difficult to to convince people, unless the the tax was accompanied by tax cuts equal in other areas .So they resorted to cap-and-trade instead, a proven solution to other environmental problems. For example, it successfully eliminated lead from gasoline and curtailed acid rain. However, ever since the Tea Party ideology took over the GOP, this Republican-originated legislation got turned into some sort of liberal corruption scheme. Combined with actual corruption due to lack of oversight and regulation, cap-and-trade has been demonized in public opinion.

Lastly, there's cap-and-dividend, which basically gives a direct subsidy to citizens taken from the carbon cap. In essence it produces the exact same result as the carbon tax originally. I'm not sure why the GOP has refused this last-ditch proposal, apart from opposing anything climate-y as a whole.

Ironically this will come back to bite them on the ass when there are no more feasible options other than the actual curtailment of economic freedom they've been fearing so much, and massive heavy-handed government intervention.