13 Jul 20:55
--Lots of things might be going away
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13 Jul 20:55
--From what I hear, though, once oil reserves start getting depleted our days of cheap air travel may being going away.
13 Jul 20:54
--The idea of globalism is fine, the mechanism and drive behind it is totally selfish
13 Jul 20:54
--Yeah, I don't agree with the kind of globalism that would have us destroy our unique cultural identities.
13 Jul 20:53
--I don't have a problem with being proud of culture and differences, but when it's used as a separation mechanism between "tribes" that's when it gets problematic
13 Jul 20:53
--An "us vs. them" attitude, or "I don't give a fuck what happens over there" approach.
13 Jul 20:52
--Flags and nations may have been a necessary step on the way from tribes and feudalism, but they often create divisiveness and wars.
13 Jul 20:52
--I'm on your side. Both of you. I just don't get why it's still a big deal to wave one's own flag..
13 Jul 20:51
--That's the kind of crap we aren't gonna be able to pull if we want to be around in the long term.
13 Jul 20:51
--You know what some places did when people complained about air pollution? Built bigger smokestacks and sent it to the next county or country.
13 Jul 20:50
--I mean that we are not catching up as a species with what we need to do, look at us as one family, one nation with pooled resources, liek star trek lol
13 Jul 20:48
--Since I was born in America, I value the ideals of individual freedom our Constitution espouses, but there is a lot of crap 'Murica does that I don't agree with lol
13 Jul 20:48
--I think the notion of nations is outdated entirely, but we still beat that drum
13 Jul 20:47
--It's pretty true. It's a very insular place. I liked that aspect in some ways, just not caught up in a lot of the insane bullshit that everyone else is concerned with, but there are downsides to if of course. I have no country affiliations btw. Lived in too many places
13 Jul 20:46
--Look at how NZ is conveniently placed outside from everybody else. The location alone shows how much it doesn't give a shit about everybody else's crap.
13 Jul 20:45
--haha, probably. though kiwis historically have tended to go against big powers that try and exert force. Not so much anymore.
13 Jul 20:41
--New Zealand armed its spaceships in defiance of the treaty too, didn't they, Amit? XD