honestly i disagree with flagburning in general but wanting to ban it is a blatant first amendment violation
@Galena ban flag-burning because it's bad for the environment
@mewmew ban the environment because it's bad for business
@xianc78 @Galena @mewmew and why is that? correlation does not mean causation. and how are we measuring the vauge concept of being good to the environment?
@sylveon @xianc78 @Galena because countries with free markets tend to be developed nations like USA or Europe, while more authoritarian places like India, China, Africa are developing and therefore using more fossil fuels.
They use a lot of fossil fuels to make shit for us though, if we actually made our stuff this chart would be very different.
They use a lot of fossil fuels to make shit for us though, if we actually made our stuff this chart would be very different.
@sylveon @Galena @mewmew There are a lot of factors. Minimizing pollution increases land value, renewable energy/resources can be cheaper in many cases, less restrictions on researching and developing alternative energy sources, being eco-friendly is a good PR move, among other things.
Really, many of our environmental problems come from the state enforces laws and taxes that override property rights, and governments subsidizing businesses that cause the most environmental damage which makes it hard for alternatives to gain a foothold in the market.
