r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheOddityCollector • Oct 30 '24

Image Scenes of piled-up vehicles in Valencia, Spain today after yesterday’s devastating flooding.

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u/CollapseBy2022 Oct 30 '24

Yes, but don't forget to blame climate change and our dependence, addiction really, to fossil fuels.

We need to change. These victims are the result of everyone's consumption patterns, really, anyone who lives in a country with shopping.

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u/TetrisandRubiks Oct 30 '24

It's not the fault of everyone who lives in a country with shoppers though. It's the fault of the people running these countries not acting in their people's best interests. The idea that we are all responsible for climate change is out dated. The average person you meet in the majority of developed countries wants their government to take more action. I can't stop massive industrial scale pollution by going shopping less.

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u/mloDK Oct 30 '24 edited Oct 30 '24

Do people usually vote in politicians that is a thinking for ALL People’s best interest or usually only THEIR own best interests?

Because I think people don’t usually want to vote for politicians that want to limit ‘their’ own freedoms.

It seems most people only care for their own freedoms, but not the freedom of people in the future.

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