Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
Overpopulation. You cannot double a population every few decades and expect infinite benefits.
This is a very common response, and no disrespect, but this does not sound like your reasoned argument Miles, more like you you repeating something that protects the planets very richest who are responsible for 50% of lifestyle emissions and the very greedy valueless form of capitalism for the last 50 yrs. The facts simply do not support the blame the 3rd world excuse, which is a particularly morally redundant bit of blame shifting if we are going to be honest. Anything to deflect from those responsible having to make the real changes to make a difference. The environment can recover but many of us will have to live very different lives and stop the religious adherence to a system that values nothing but the hoarding of personal wealth. The 'less developed' world has more than enough resources to feed itself but for there is much here in the west that can be done to achieve the same results. The USA could feed more than 400 million people if they consumed what they currently export for example. Childless couples go on way more foreign holidays by plane, often run more environmentally damaging vehicles and generally live a more self centered and environmentally damaging lifestyle. It's a inconvenient fact because you don't get to blame what Trump would call 'shithole' countries and pretend that you can IQ test you way to salvation. You have been sold a crock of shite by a bunch of cunts who not only stole the pot of gold at the end but would not give a shit about stealing the Rainbow that led to it.

Much like the British and Americans being largely responsible for the nurturing and export of the Saudi based warped violent extremist version of Islam around the world, the promotion of an oil based economy to feed that monster is one of the reasons they continue to fight tooth and nail to maintain the ignorant belief system that most of the non-religious west slavishly follows like sheep without question.

We can't carry on living in denial.