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MammothTankDriver t1_jbkkq8o wrote
Reply to comment by Murein in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
Canada would collapse along with the US ina societ style collaose.
Remember, when the soviet union collapsed, it generated wars along its borders and allies. But the US collapsing would be a short livrd matter. A country with a storng military can stabilize quickly.
The US military could eleminate destablizing figures if ghey wanted to,like they did during Obamas presidency with muslim/arab americans in the middle east.
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gnatters t1_jbkjkg1 wrote
Reply to Meet The World's Cleanest Fully Electric Car That Removes Carbon Dioxide From The Air by Anderson069
Aaaand I'm sure it'll be like $200,000 if it's ever produced for the general market. :(
I will never be able to have these nice and ethical things.
MammothTankDriver t1_jbkjfpn wrote
I would say Vietnam, Thailand. In europe, Switzerland, Austria. America itself would be safe because the civil war talk is just insanity. The federal goverment is strong enough to survive anything domestically. Even state goverments there are good enoigh for that. But in case of a coup de etat, eith the militsry being involved, it eould be a short aventure for the coup people.
Also, the demographics of russia and china are hugely overblown to be negative. A demographic issue can be solved by migrant workers or debt.
Japan choose debt. Some western countries chose migrants.
Russia is also attractive as a place to migrate to. All russia needs to do is liberalize the admission process. But most conservstive places want to avoid migrants, due to nationalist sentiments.
Dont be too negative on the future. The world has neen on the brink of the apocalypse since Christ. Its also quite odd for this subreddit to have doomers.
Avalanche2 t1_jbkjcoo wrote
And what is even more interesting is private jet usage also released about a billion tons of CO2 in to the atmosphere. Yes, all the politicians and hollywood celebrities telling us poor folks to save gas, go green, and eat bugs, are polluting more than any of us. They need us to conserve so they dont have to. FACTS
Illustrious2786 t1_jbkj960 wrote
Reply to comment by WhiteRaven42 in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
What climate does the Dutch live in?
PFavier t1_jbkiwni wrote
Reply to comment by MarmonRzohr in Meet The World's Cleanest Fully Electric Car That Removes Carbon Dioxide From The Air by Anderson069
Its not an marketing gimmick,.it was a study project by undergratuates. It does not need to be a viable product.
Gamebird8 t1_jbki6vw wrote
Reply to comment by CILISI_SMITH in Meet The World's Cleanest Fully Electric Car That Removes Carbon Dioxide From The Air by Anderson069
It's not a bad idea for short distance driving. Even if it takes 2-3 Years to remove a Tree's worth of carbon, it is a valid technology to look at.
It is not the solution, not the magic bandaid. But it's a tool and to scoff at it doesn't help the problem when we're supposedly already past a point of no return.
ThomasMaxwell2501 t1_jbki1un wrote
Reply to comment by NoRich4088 in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
The threat I see is the constant questioning of the process itself.
In the last few Presidential elections there has constantly been a narrative of some kind that the elected President was somehow “illegitimate”. People questioned W. Bush’s presidency because of the Supreme Court interference in Florida. People questioned Obama’s presidency because he was “born in Kenya” and therefore “not a U.S. citizen.” People questioned Trump’s presidency because of “Russian interference.” And now people question Biden’s presidency because the “election was rigged and stolen.” This constant questioning could only lead to an eventual loss of trust in the process from the general public. Democracy would inevitably dissolve after enough time passes, but not because of an authoritarian force taking it away, but because the people have become simply indifferent towards a process they don’t trust and value.
Hope I’m wrong somehow.
PhoneQuomo t1_jbkhmuz wrote
The truck arms race is on, everyone is getting bigger and bigger vehicles to feel safe around the monster trucks and tank suvs...its going to get worse and worse.
WhiteRaven42 t1_jbkhhe2 wrote
Reply to comment by Illustrious2786 in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
What climate do you love in?
WhiteRaven42 t1_jbkhd9d wrote
Reply to comment by Awesomebox5000 in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
What kind of climate do you live in?
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NoRich4088 t1_jbkgr2e wrote
Reply to comment by ThomasMaxwell2501 in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
I see your point. I just don't see any threat.
Fausterion18 t1_jbkgeye wrote
Reply to comment by Doofzig in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
Then buy one from a Japanese or German brand?
ThomasMaxwell2501 t1_jbkgeiq wrote
Reply to comment by NoRich4088 in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
It seems you’re using a form of induction here, as in you’re making future predictions based on past experiences. But that’s the pesky thing with induction, you never really know what the future holds. We could have some form of a working democracy for a thousand years and there would still be a chance of it disintegrating.
By the way, I don’t think it’ll dissolve anytime soon as well, the process has survived worse. But nevertheless, it is currently being tested, and there is a legitimate chance that it will fail the test this time.
NoRich4088 t1_jbkg2gz wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
25 weirdos vs. A few thousand weirdos. It's only the scale that's different.
jjhaney91 t1_jbkfpqr wrote
Reply to Meet The World's Cleanest Fully Electric Car That Removes Carbon Dioxide From The Air by Anderson069
Does it use child slave labor to harvest the materials for the battery?
Surur t1_jbkfov0 wrote
Reply to comment by NoRich4088 in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
> Germany also had a coup attempt
Not quite the same, is it.
> On 7 December 2022, 25 members of a suspected far-right terrorist group were arrested for allegedly planning a coup d'état in Germany. The group, called Patriotic Union (German: Patriotische Union), which was led by a Council (German: Rat), was a part of the German far-right extremist Reichsbürger movement.
25 people vs half of the country and the outgoing president.
Zealousideal-Feed156 t1_jbkfh0n wrote
Reply to comment by Awesomebox5000 in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
My bike is completely emission free 😊
Surur t1_jbkfem2 wrote
Surely the guys at /r/collapse have this all worked out already. It's all they think about.
WalterWoodiaz t1_jbkfcss wrote
NoRich4088 t1_jbkfapc wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
Germany also had a coup attempt recently, but it doesn't mean anything.
Murein OP t1_jbkf7r5 wrote
Reply to comment by WalterWoodiaz in What countries/regions currently have *good* projected futures? by Murein
Where is your source?
WhiteRaven42 t1_jbkku09 wrote
Reply to comment by Illustrious2786 in SUVs emitted more carbon dioxide last year than most countries by filosoful
That would be mild temperate. And also very flat.
Leave aside places like Chicago or where I live, Denver (both hilly and ice prone), the populous Northeast would be pretty much torture 4 to 5 months out of the year.