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Old 04-17-2024, 08:58 PM   #435 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic View Post
Helping the "Global South" has been a (good) part of the plan for years. But the "Global North" isn't going to do that. The "Global North" is busy grinding what's left of Earth's ecosystems down via industrialism and the war machine, which are intertwined. It's amazing how utterly stupid humanity is.
The global north, like Russia and Norway? The global south like Australia and New Zealand?

Whose plan?

I agree humanity has figured out how to have more impact on nature through use of technology, but there was never any stopping it. Carpe diem is hardcoded into the DNA of humanity.

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Regarding reparations: Black people have been were owed reparations for centuries [ago].
That statement follows reason, and me being a reasonable person, would agree with it.

They're dead though, so that's why it's relegated to history. With no prospect of a time machine likely, my bet is that it will remain unfixed in history, for all of time.
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