Those are macro problems, which are pointless to explain to people myopically focused on their own micro issues.

“Fuck you, got mine” often doesn’t stop to think much further beyond the mine-getting.

Wait one goddamned minute. I was told ACTUAL LIQUID FREEDOM would be flowing through these pipelines. I am completely astonished today to find out they will only be pumping oil.

I love how all of sudden conservatives give a shit about BIRDS whenever wind power comes up. I’m sure they are super high on the conservative list of concerns. Oh - you murdered several thousand with your oil spill but don’t care. Oh - you want logging contracts with no regard to birds. But damnit, make sure those…

Well now it will be good for the economy. The more people that get sick the more money will be spent on health care. If you are not able to pay for it, well that’s not really the EPA’s responsibility now is it? The system works baby!

Because sick people buy stuff too. Why do you think big pharma lobbies...

He hates person freedoms (against marriage equality, women’s reproductive rights, etc.) big fan of police overreach (went hard for Denver PD when it came to body cameras, and was in favor of strip searching minors), considered Hobby Lobby a victory, and doesn’t believe in the Courts responsibilty to override the…

I think these people are out for short term gains (money). They figure they can outsource pollution to the poor and can always afford to live in their clean rich areas. They absolutely do not care about anyone else. If they could just let poor people die (after they’ve gotten all the utility they need out of them) I…

The lesser people the better I think they think.

Won’t get super specific because it’s impossible to provide context, but when you’re in ethics and the professor regularly says things that make you wonder how many times it took him to pass the MPRE it’s not a good thing.

I just don’t understand how it’s good for an economy that’s based on consumption to allow its people to get sick from contaminated air and water. They know that health care is incredibly expensive, right? And that people lose their homes when they can’t pay medical bills, which means they can’t buy stuff and keep the…

And I didn’t even get into fossil fuel subsidies.

This was pretty interesting:

Excellent information.

Just a ploy by us scientists so we can get rich off the grant money. Yep, so rich that I drive a compact car from the 90s, can’t afford to fix my septic system so I use an outhouse, and haven’t been on vacation in 3 years.

This is already happening!

There have been advancements in wind power recently! A special type of turbine design is much less deadly to birds and doesn’t put out as much noise pollution.

There are better wind towers being built. Also, BUILDINGS and outdoor cats kill the most birds. Turbines are much lower on the list. And then of course, climate change itself is a big bird killer.  http://www.sibleyguides.com/conservation/causes-of-bird-mortality/

“Liberty our freedom” is a thing of beauty

None of this is true. According to Facebook and Fox News, these pipelines are being constructed to fight terrorism, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and to liberty our freedom. Opposing these pipelines, according to Facebook, means you want to ban recess for kids because pussification participation trophy. …