back in the 60s and 70s, industrialized nations really were fucking up the land pretty bad, ecologically speaking. acid rain was real. leaking landfills were real. shit like that actually went down. all the stuff about "we need to take care of the planet!" really was something that needed to happen immediately.
and we did. we cleaned up the factories that were causing acid rain. we developed better landfill systems. we fixed car engines so they weren't doing all the nasty crap they were doing before.
now all those people who made so much money being lobbyists when there was a Really Bad Problem Happening Right Now And We Need To Fix It RIGHT FUCKING NOW, suddenly found themselves facing unemployment. what did they do?
never missed a beat and kept on yelling. insisted the problem was still there and they should still be getting paid to yell at people to fix it.
granted, there are many things that the world population needs to do, and keep doing, to keep the planet healthy. good eco-stuff is just a good idea. ethically responsible, etc. but honestly? i don't think there's as much to freak out over as there was 40 years ago.
and i /think/ police reports etc are public record, you go to, maybe, the courthouse (?) and can find things like this. unless the court seals stuff. i'm kind of fuzzy on the specifics but there's a lot of it that can be (quite legally) gotten by someone who knows what to ask for.
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and we did. we cleaned up the factories that were causing acid rain. we developed better landfill systems. we fixed car engines so they weren't doing all the nasty crap they were doing before.
now all those people who made so much money being lobbyists when there was a Really Bad Problem Happening Right Now And We Need To Fix It RIGHT FUCKING NOW, suddenly found themselves facing unemployment. what did they do?
never missed a beat and kept on yelling. insisted the problem was still there and they should still be getting paid to yell at people to fix it.
granted, there are many things that the world population needs to do, and keep doing, to keep the planet healthy. good eco-stuff is just a good idea. ethically responsible, etc. but honestly? i don't think there's as much to freak out over as there was 40 years ago.
and i /think/ police reports etc are public record, you go to, maybe, the courthouse (?) and can find things like this. unless the court seals stuff. i'm kind of fuzzy on the specifics but there's a lot of it that can be (quite legally) gotten by someone who knows what to ask for.