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daredtowork

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22. Greenwashing Developers Take Advantage of Progressive Voters
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 06:41 PM
Aug 2015

As long as there is massive distrust of the corporate owned media, there is going to be a problem getting any good message across, because greedy schmucks will horn in and take advantage of the good message to exploit people and make a buck. Take for example the case of greedy developers who want to build luxury condos: they will convince everyone it's "green" just to change zoning laws and run away counting how much money they've made, leaving everyone who was displaced by their project trying to pick up the pieces.

The problem is that money not only talks, it talks much louder that it used to. Money not only owns material possessions, money owns everything and everyone. So when you utter your fact, people hear brands and messaging and hype and spin.

Sorry for being so cynical, just came from a day where I saw my bought out political representatives literal vote against facts. That's the world we live in now.

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I'm sure they want everyone else to make the sacrifice, themselves not so much. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #1
actually, the polls say otherwise. roguevalley Aug 2015 #25
Unfortunately polls suffer from social desirability bias... PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #31
What polls? bvar22 Aug 2015 #32
Like my friend says, JEB Aug 2015 #2
Looks Like The Trucks & SUV's Are Getting Bigger/Numerous Again. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2015 #5
Lots of these oversize pick-ups here in Oregon. JEB Aug 2015 #10
Biggest issue for the planet is too many human beings. FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #3
I think the best we can hope for JEB Aug 2015 #11
We are destined for it. FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #14
100% right PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #16
You've helped more than any small car driving, vegan eating, alternative energy using person. FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #17
No kids either REP Aug 2015 #23
You grow your own eggs?! meow2u3 Aug 2015 #27
I have chickens :-) REP Aug 2015 #38
Yay! PasadenaTrudy Aug 2015 #28
We have 4 options The2ndWheel Aug 2015 #36
OMG THAT'S ME! GitRDun Aug 2015 #4
The big issue is this country is collectively fucking stupid and ignorant! sailfla Aug 2015 #6
I think it is already too late PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #7
I have accepted that we are indeed cooked ... Auggie Aug 2015 #8
It depends where you live. hunter Aug 2015 #48
Cars and trucks are nothing compared to industrial waste REP Aug 2015 #9
But this is in reference to climate change which is the biggest threat. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #13
Right. Dumping crap into landfills, rivers, the oceans and the air is what causes climate change REP Aug 2015 #15
Here's some good info related to your post dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #19
The world survived a 400 foot tidal rise from the end of the Ice Age... Shandris Aug 2015 #12
yes , I lament the uptick in large cars, but... handmade34 Aug 2015 #18
Post 15 agrees with you :-) REP Aug 2015 #24
We need a good ELE Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #20
Agreed, a little pushback though dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #21
Greenwashing Developers Take Advantage of Progressive Voters daredtowork Aug 2015 #22
Your not wrong sadly AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #26
And the drivers of these enormous tanks are still lead-footing their way from red light to red light aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #29
Elect populist Democrats to a majority in both Houses and the WH, and Zorra Aug 2015 #30
Why focus on just the kind of cars others drive? The2ndWheel Aug 2015 #33
I Am On My Second Prius/Have A Plug In. Right Now Getting 91 MPG. TheMastersNemesis Aug 2015 #34
No, I'm asking what are you willing to sacrifice The2ndWheel Aug 2015 #39
i'm not gonna sacrifice so a billionaire can have his jet a few more days pitohui Aug 2015 #35
Sacraficing a few billionaires might work... hunter Aug 2015 #49
Remember the Presidential debate among Reagan, Carter, and Anderson? kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #37
Congratulations! RobertEarl Aug 2015 #40
I don't understand why you and so many others have to resort to hyperbole to make a point... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #41
I'm willing to sacrafice it all and leave America olddots Aug 2015 #42
How does leaving America help matters? seveneyes Aug 2015 #43
It's not unique to Americans seveneyes Aug 2015 #44
Certainly true. Europeans seem to have more of a "we're all in this together" mentality when pampango Aug 2015 #46
1.57 billion people are Muslim awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #47
It's not just Americans - it's humanity's failure sub.theory Aug 2015 #45
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