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The T
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: May 11 2013 at 21:17 | ||
Dear Kim, please attack South Korea. Make sure you use your sorry ass nukes. Make sure you make the Chinese get very upset and try to somehow make the Russians go along with you. We need a full thermonuclear war quickly to get rid of ourselves and save the planet. We suck too much. Save us, Kim.
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King of Loss
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 21 2005 Location: Boston, MA Status: Offline Points: 16394 |
Posted: May 12 2013 at 21:30 | ||
If you address him as Dear Leader, maybe our Dear Leader will be tempted to listen to your wise advice!
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The Doctor
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 23 2005 Location: The Tardis Status: Offline Points: 8543 |
Posted: May 12 2013 at 22:10 | ||
It was meant to support me and 20 of my closest friends, all of which are coincidentally, female and hot. As I said it is not an easy problem to deal with. The best way is to not only support contraception, but advocate it (which will take the cooperation of lots of religious organizations), distribute it freely (not just condoms, but the pill) and also fully support abortion rights. Other than that there isn't much we can do that isn't drastic, except wait for nature to take her course. |
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 07:11 | ||
I find it slightly curious that limiting the human population is the first measure you talk about.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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CPicard
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 07:29 | ||
From a certain point of view, it can be a good idea, but only on a long term, at least one generation. And waiting 20 or 30 years for limiting the number of drivers, gas users, factory operators... and, therefore, the amount of CO² produced... Well, good luck! If we're looking for a "quick" solution (if there's a quick solution... ), the first drastic measure one could think about would be to limit the number of cars (or bikes, or buses, etc...), the use of coal and oil as sources of energy, etc... And I'm not sure it could be done in a dozen years. |
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 08:09 | ||
Or we could plant trees.
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Padraic
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31169 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 10:11 | ||
As I said, we're doing all of this now. The birth rate in 2011 for the United States was an all-time low.
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Padraic
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 16 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31169 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 11:23 | ||
CPicard
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 11:35 | ||
"Blame television"? Why not... but it sounds a bit harsh. And if people start using trains rather than individual cars, leading to the (probable) disappearance of trafic jams and/or fogs, could we blame video games like Train Simulator 2013? |
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 13:38 | ||
This would be something to look forward to..
Planned-opolis. Edited by Blacksword - May 13 2013 at 13:38 |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Philly Status: Offline Points: 15784 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 21:05 | ||
Thanks. I was beginning to think I was crazy or something for thinking this. |
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Gamemako
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 31 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1184 |
Posted: May 13 2013 at 21:22 | ||
Well... sort-of. You certainly can't stop global warming that way, unfortunately. |
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Hail Eris!
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: May 14 2013 at 01:33 | ||
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stonebeard
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 00:36 | ||
A couple million people will have to die, probably in the US, for our lawmakers to finally think the human toll is outweighing the hit to industry that CO2 limits will incur. Then it will be a bit too late, of course.
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Blacksword
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 09:51 | ||
You don't hear too much about this, but UN Agenda 21 which was kicked off in 1992, is a programme of structured sustainable development, implemented locally at the national level.
UN Agenda 21 - Wiki It is however non binding, and rather vague overall, unless the plan is to enforce this initiative at some point. I don't know how they would do that in the face of mass opposition. Edited by Blacksword - May 15 2013 at 09:52 |
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Icarium
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34055 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 10:00 | ||
make more coral reefs
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 10:32 | ||
I see a potential flaw in this plan
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CPicard
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 11:22 | ||
Huh, couldn't we rather, like, promote contraception, instead of mass murder (if I understood the idea of this post)? Or, even better, to shut down factories, no matter how high the rate of unemployment would rise? |
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 11:31 | ||
What he means is it will take some natural catastrophe that kills millions of people before the government will enact any legislation that affects how industry can limit CO2 emissions. Edited by Dean - May 15 2013 at 11:31 |
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CPicard
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 03 2008 Location: Là, sui monti. Status: Offline Points: 10841 |
Posted: May 15 2013 at 11:55 | ||
Blame my lack of comprehension of the English grammar (but such an extremist idea coming from stonebeard would have surprised me!) Fun fact: yesterday, the French-German TV channel Arte broadcasted two documentaries about the false "green energies". Question: am I the only one to think that describing biomass/biofuel as a renewable energy is most stupid and nonsensical? |
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