***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[gry60]

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/trum...king-out-of-paris-agreement-analysts-say.html

Economic "suicide" then.

If other countries decide to strengthen green regulations on products entering their markets and the US doesn't feel like respecting them, good luck with making the economy grow as US products get shunned from international markets.

In addition, an increasingly indebted population diminishes the appeal of the US as an export destination (indebted folks don't spend), especially when its total population represents 1/6 of the combined population of China and India (countries with flourishing economies and a larger potential to grow their consumer base).

The last element of leverage will be the military and exporting war left and right to destabilize those areas that don't feel like messing with the US, especially if the status of the USD as a reserve currency comes under threat.

Where's the win again? Are we the baddies?

 

[biggie62]

https://twitter.com/c40cities

http://www.c40.org/

Austin
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington DC

Looks like every major (and non hick/inbred infested) American city is going to follow the Paris Climate Agreement regardless of Trump's decision.

Coal country can go @#$@ off for all I care

And many of those cities will continue to be the epicenter of the US when it comes to jobs, opportunities, and attracting the best talent. The brain drain on coal country the rest of the rust belt will just further be exacerbated.

 

[obeahmyal7]

kyoto protocol part 2.

ahhh met da same fate too...feels good

now if ya'll excuse me imma go find a clip of Bill Mckibben weeping in a corner. [emoji]128522[/emoji]

You're insane. 

 

[Chopper]

Just saw a meme...

"The last time a D-list celebrity did something as offensive as Kathy Griffin, they got elected president."

100%

 

[Belgium]

You're insane. 

Don't mind the gust of wind. Poor soul couldn't even predict Bill O'Reilly getting fired. Might as well be talking to a dustbin

 

[sonoftony]

I'm hoping Miami jumps on board with the other cities. Cause if the ice caps melt, the whole state is underwater.

 

[whywesteppin]

I gust of wind just blew past me, now I can't get the smell of burnt plantains and inadequacy out of my jacket.

Too late for me, I got black lung from coal country

Lucky you. I'm out here struggling to be a beta tester for da new NT and you out here alpha testing da black lung.

Let me hold on to some of da coal for a minute.

 

[ninjahood]

kyoto protocol part 2.


ahhh met da same fate too...feels good

now if ya'll excuse me imma go find a clip of Bill Mckibben weeping in a corner. [emoji]128522[/emoji]

You're insane. 

If Obama wanted a lasting treaty he should've took it to Congress & got it ratified.

if "green energy" is gonna win its gonna do it on its own merits, not da US handcuffing its arms from our natural resources.

let da games begin.

 

[Belgium]

blah blah I couldn't even predict O'Reilly's firing blah blah

Imagine listening to the rambling of someone who couldn't even predict that. 

 

 

[deleted]

I read that the removal could take up to 4 years...is that true?

 

[Belgium]

I read that the removal could take up to 4 years...is that true?

If I recall correctly yes.

 

[boris]

It's pretty sad that topics like climate change and evolution are still debated in a country like the United States.

 

[boris]

 
If I recall correctly yes.

Yeah, this is correct.

 

[deleted]

Thanks guys

 

[rolaholic]

It's pretty sad that topics like climate change and evolution are still debated in a country like the United States.

Might be one of the only countries where it's devolved into a partisan issue

The fossil fuel lobby's got a huge amount of pull on many of these pros members of congress

 

[ninjahood]

I read that the removal could take up to 4 years...is that true?

if he goes thru da UN treaty it'll only take a year.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Years ago climate change was not a partisan issue. McCain had cap and trade in his 2008 platform and policy to try to address it.

Once the black liberal boogieman started trying to do something about it, then the GOP made it a partisan issue

And then idiots bought it

 

[hipstermike]

Its just sad that it feels like all the things they force fed us everywhere didn't sink in to make any change. We had whole cartoons dedicated to us knowing about the environment and global warming as a threat(Captain Planet). Racism and cops were front and center with Rodney King. 

Now we just crap on the environment and cops shoot black people instead of beating them. 

Terrible times.

Terry Crews should just change his name and run against The Rock as President Camacho. 

 

[leavemeglazzies]

Just saw a meme...

"The last time a D-list celebrity did something as offensive as Kathy Griffin, they got elected president."

100%

This is accurate:



Then there's this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-ted-nugent-donald-trump_us_592f1ec9e4b09ec37c31577e

 

[RustyShackleford]

Its just sad that it feels like all the things they force fed us everywhere didn't sink in to make any change. We had whole cartoons dedicated to us knowing about the environment and global warming as a threat(Captain Planet). Racism and cops were front and center with Rodney King. 

Now we just crap on the environment and cops shoot black people instead of beating them. 

Terrible times.

Terry Crews should just change his name and run against The Rock as President Camacho. 

He might be too wonkish for America at this point

 

[noskey]

Its just sad that it feels like all the things they force fed us everywhere didn't sink in to make any change. We had whole cartoons dedicated to us knowing about the environment and global warming as a threat(Captain Planet). Racism and cops were front and center with Rodney King. 

Now we just crap on the environment and cops shoot black people instead of beating them. 

Terrible times.

Terry Crews should just change his name and run against The Rock as President Camacho. 

He might be too wonkish for America at this point

Word. Why are we feeding the PLANTS our Brawndo? Real Americans were left behind from da Brawndo and DESERVE to get their coal and Brawndo back! Not da plants!

 

[frink85]

President Camacho is too black/Hispanic (?)


(I assume he's Hispanic )

 

[noskey]

President Camacho is too black/Hispanic (?)


(I assume he's Hispanic )

So he's got da Ninja's vote?

 

[AEA18]

 

[gry60]

Macron's remark about Trump wanting to "renegotiate a better climate arrangement": "there is no plan B because there is no planet B"

I think I like that guy.

Also, while listening to the BBC coverage of that decision, I couldn't help but think how stupid we must sound to the rest if the world. They had a farmer essentially say on the radio that he didn't believe in climate change because he has been working outside for 40 years and he just didn't see it.

Think about it, this is the country that boasts some of the finest universities on this planet.