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Sepof t1_jdm52q6 wrote

Reply to comment by Vermaxx in Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters by je97

Suppose a group of passengers on a boat suddenly notices that the boat is sinking due to a small hole, but that they all have buckets of varying sizes they could use to offset the incoming water.

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Using your logic, only passengers with large buckets should bother throwing out water, because they will have the most impact.

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In a life or death situation, WHICH THIS IS, do you think this is a wise decision if you want to give your boat time to reach shore or find rescue?

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If small contributors do nothing, China certainly will not. Protests create pressure, which can and ALREADY HAS had an impact.

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It's a good thing for you that society has built up safety nets for people with poor survival skills, cause yours are lackin.

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Vermaxx t1_jdn09mk wrote

China NEVER WILL. Their goal is to supplant the west economically and then militarily. They're just watching us collapse ourselves.

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Sepof t1_jdnv9ew wrote

That's rather presumptuous to assume you know the intentions of a country you've likely never been to, know little about, and don't even speak the language of.

That being said, what is the goal of the US then? Seems like both countries are competing for the same thing...

The point is, advocating for a species-wide common goal shouldn't be a bad thing. Whataboutism on humanities survival is laughably stupid.

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Vermaxx t1_jdnwe4w wrote

Name a single up and coming world power that had ever settled for second best. Name one that didn't use violence once their competitor collapsed economically. I really don't understand this China apologist crap. They're humans, run by an authoritarian regime. The only goal is more power, not peaceful stagnation.

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