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In reply to the discussion: If old white men feel maligned, they should take their own advice to minorities. [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)If I remove my filters I'd say we are all assholes for willingly destroying the earth willingly by cars. And everyone who drives is an asshole because they know that.
I'm an asshole every time I get in my car and turn the key because I know that I am sending out a cloud of noxious gas that will help to destroy the planet and make it inhospitable for human habitation in the very near future.
But calling people assholes is not going to convince them to support policies and behavior to reduce (and hopefully repair) the damage we are collectively causing to the planet.
Rather, changing society so that we are not destroying the planet it requires taking people on their own terms and raising awareness of the problem, and encouraging them to both be more conservation-oriented in their behavior, and looking for ways we can all minimize our individual damage while dealing with the requirements of living in society, and also convincing more people to support policies tat collectively encourage alternative policies and systems.