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stuntcat

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18. I was shocked, shocked I tell you..

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 08:02 PM

Nov 2013

When I realized this- I'm still shocked every day, knowing that 40,000 people are dying of starvation today. FORTY THOUSANDS, every 24 hrs. (edit- what does that feel like? A little kid dying of starvation.. while the lucky well-fed toddlers in my neighborhood will never go hungry. Their selfish f'ing parents couldn't adopt though, nooo they simply HAD to make carbon-gobbling-copies of themselves..)

But 2 or 3 times that number are killed by obesity-related illness. I've heard the news of the studies, can't find the latest one but a quick search finds a lot of stories about it.

It's all mind-blowing to me. They're both (both stats) a total shame.

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"We Have to Consume Less": Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis [View all] stuntcat Nov 2013 OP

K&R Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2013 #1

We'll get our moment of clarity GliderGuider Nov 2013 #6

The Neo Cons have been addressing this issue. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #2

"And it is—as James Hansen points out, this is now a moral question" Trillo Nov 2013 #3

applies to consumption of food, or not? quadrature Nov 2013 #4

Strange Lordquinton Nov 2013 #9

I see lots of people.... paleotn Nov 2013 #10

Wow. TBF Nov 2013 #16

I was shocked, shocked I tell you.. stuntcat Nov 2013 #18

How Science Is Telling Us All to Revolt Electric Monk Nov 2013 #5

just what I was looking for after reading the OP BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #23

I wish someone would take the lead on this on the world stage. nt Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #7

The Hippies were right! bvar22 Nov 2013 #8

One day you just get there- KrazyinKS Nov 2013 #11

And remember, he who dies with the most stuff… Champion Jack Nov 2013 #12

that's right KrazyinKS Nov 2013 #22

The problem with this line of thinking is that the people who need to truedelphi Nov 2013 #13

Yes, this is what's known as an "All we need to do is..." prescription. GliderGuider Nov 2013 #14

Your figures for the military are wrong muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #19

I can't answer your information correctly on this board truedelphi Nov 2013 #20

That's OK, you don't have to 'answer correctly' now - I've put the correct figures up muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #21

I think about half my recent journal entries are anti-productivity. hunter Nov 2013 #15

The Venus Project -- TBF Nov 2013 #17