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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 10:21 PM Aug 2019

The term "existential issue"is often overused, but in the case of climate change...

it is accurate.

If we cannot deal with the issue of climate change quickly, that delay will not cause the issue to go away. Nor will the delay cause the severe effects to lessen.

And part of dealing with the issue is acknowledging that the issue might be the most critical of the many critical issues facing the world today.

What more needs to be said?

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The term "existential issue"is often overused, but in the case of climate change... (Original Post) guillaumeb Aug 2019 OP
Yeah BUT Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #1
climate change markcowell23 Aug 2019 #2
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #4
I have to tell you I am really feeling the same way too. I did a survey the other day and for the UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #3

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
1. Yeah BUT
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 10:31 PM
Aug 2019

If rump and putin steal another election, CC goes on FF and we all die much quicker.

The vile, filthy pile of human shit in the WH and KREMLIN are bound and determined to destroy everything, gotta fight that battle first.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
3. I have to tell you I am really feeling the same way too. I did a survey the other day and for the
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 10:56 AM
Aug 2019

first time in my life I chose climate change as my number one issue.

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