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Explain how and why US government military world domination is good

Do you understand the environmental crises humanity faces?


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Feel free to post what you really think. Feel free to think deeper.

Full poll question: Do you have a good general understanding of the current environmental crises that humanity created and faces? That humanity needs to change their bad environmental behaviors, now?

I'll just say that the domination paradigm is on its way out, one way or another. It could go out the easy way, or it could go out the hard way. Going out the hard way could very well mean that the theory of mutually assured destruction is tested as close to its limits as it's ever been (the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock is twitching, no thanks to the US government sowing the Cold War seeds of the current popular war). That'd mean that we'd also be human 'guinea pigs' (no insult to guinea pigs intended) in the real world test of how bad nuclear war would be for us and the planet that we completely depend on to sustain us.

Feel free to add how you use the domination paradigm and intentional Earth ecosystems degradation in your personal life (besides paying US federal income taxes).

Main point: Do you understand that human behaviors that degrade and destroy Earth's ecosystems need to be reversed, and that US government military operations (even during "normal, peaceful" times) is a huge bad contributor?


Here's a quote from the leading picture caption of the linked article: US military pollution is a significant contributor to climate change. If it were a nation state, it would be the 47th largest emitter in the world. Their negligence, nuclear testing and disregard for human life has come at a huge environmental cost, and reform needs to be taken into consideration to protect our planet.

Here's another quote: In 2019, a report released by Durham and Lancaster University found the US military to be “one of the largest climate polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more CO2e (carbon-dioxide equivalent) than most countries”. It established that if the US military were a nation state, it would be the 47th largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the world. These figures were from taking into account the emissions from fuel usage alone.

Here's a link to a summary of the report in the above quote:


Here's the article link:

 
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Using your ‘logic’ shouldn’t the USPS be on the chopping block as well? The USPS fleet of vehicles travels 1.28B miles per year.

 
Feel free to post what you really think. Feel free to think deeper.

Full poll question: Do you have a good general understanding of the current environmental crises that humanity created and faces? That humanity needs to change their bad environmental behaviors, now?

I'll just say that the domination paradigm is on its way out, one way or another. It could go out the easy way, or it could go out the hard way. Going out the hard way could very well mean that the theory of mutually assured destruction is tested as close to its limits as it's ever been (the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock is twitching, no thanks to the US government sowing the Cold War seeds of the current popular war). That'd mean that we'd also be human 'guinea pigs' (no insult to guinea pigs intended) in the real world test of how bad nuclear war would be for us and the planet that we completely depend on to sustain us.

Feel free to add how you use the domination paradigm and intentional Earth ecosystems degradation in your personal life (besides paying US federal income taxes).

Main point: Do you understand that human behaviors that degrade and destroy Earth's ecosystems need to be reversed, and that US government military operations (even during "normal, peaceful" times) is a huge bad contributor?


Here's a quote from the leading picture caption of the linked article: US military pollution is a significant contributor to climate change. If it were a nation state, it would be the 47th largest emitter in the world. Their negligence, nuclear testing and disregard for human life has come at a huge environmental cost, and reform needs to be taken into consideration to protect our planet.

Here's another quote: In 2019, a report released by Durham and Lancaster University found the US military to be “one of the largest climate polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more CO2e (carbon-dioxide equivalent) than most countries”. It established that if the US military were a nation state, it would be the 47th largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the world. These figures were from taking into account the emissions from fuel usage alone.

Here's a link to a summary of the report in the above quote:


Here's the article link:

You raise an excellent point about China’s emissions problem really needing to be dealt with. I mean, even the mighty US military only makes #47 on the list of polluters. To really understand and put a dent in the current trend, China’s continued contributions to CO2 need to be curtailed. Since you’ve raised this important point, I am curious what you think China should do.
 
A worthy response to OP’s premise.

Explain how and why US government military world domination is good​

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