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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
there's a difference in saying it versus forcing someone to do it.
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The problem with this specific situation (the one of this thread), though, is that I've personally been harmed by it. Sure, some politicians think they can fool people into thinking that it's impossible for humans to effect our climate, but there is no doubt that there is a direct, causal link between air pollution and asthma. I have no family history of asthma going back 3 generations, but Ch'i and I were both raised in San Jose, which had bad pollution in the 80s into the 90s, and we both have serious asthma. As a matter of fact, asthma rates here, especially for those born and raised in the 80s into the 90s, are unusually high. You can find similar situations in other higher pollution areas (especially LA). There's other, extensive documentation that I've read (but won't reference in a pub discussion).
If I say, "Stop polluting", I'm not just saying don't ruin our climate, I'm saying that I don't want my posterity having the asthma that I have, which isn't some abstract damage.