> If one considers the most polluted cities and areas in the world, they are mostly not in the USA. So how much power do we actually have?
I don't want to be disrespectful, but frankly this question - in the context of protesting helping oil companies - just shows how much there is to be done. You live in the country that is the second biggest carbon polluter in the world (and generate much of the demand that fuels the first). And you think there's nothing you can do...?
This thread has plenty of unironic use of "SJW", complaints about any left wing activism being about stroking their own ego and how politics should be left out of the office.
The posts about Stallman had plenty of defenders as well.
Personally, I try to avoid echo chambers by avoiding areas where echo chambers are prevalent and staying quiet in areas I cannot avoid. The trolling of group stupidity isn't worth the hassle.
Have you considered those cities are polluted because that is where all the stuff that gives us such high quality life is manufactured?
Recycling & not littering will do dick all to stop climate change. Peacefully living & having families as though nothing is happening is no longer an option.
