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arrow-up11.15Karrow-down1imageThe temperature in China hit 52.2°C (126°F)lemmy.worldPepo48@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square294fedilink
minus-squareDarkThoughts@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it though? CEOs don’t want to risk their profits. Politicians don’t want to risk their terms. Voters don’t want to lower their living standards. No one really wants to do something.
minus-squareNotSpez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAppropriate username, but I (unfortunately) agree
minus-squaredangblingus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoVoters not wanting to lower their living standards is the real elephant in the room. You tell someone that they should eat 1 less hamburger a week and all of a sudden you’re dodging bullets.
minus-squaretrainsaresexy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think this is our natural reaction because we aren’t aware of the scope of lobbying and corruption that influence global politics and supply chains.
Is it though?
CEOs don’t want to risk their profits.
Politicians don’t want to risk their terms.
Voters don’t want to lower their living standards.
No one really wants to do something.
Appropriate username, but I (unfortunately) agree
Voters not wanting to lower their living standards is the real elephant in the room. You tell someone that they should eat 1 less hamburger a week and all of a sudden you’re dodging bullets.
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I think this is our natural reaction because we aren’t aware of the scope of lobbying and corruption that influence global politics and supply chains.