SpankyMcFarland

So you’re suddenly outraged by coal plants when other people are building them. This forum is beyond hope.

This is the only place we know of where our species can survive and we humans, among whom I take the liberty to include Canadians, are dramatically altering its atmosphere.

The US and Canada are far more advanced and wealthy per capita than China. When our emissions are lower per capita then we can lecture the Chinese.

More global warming, of course, but you would have to possess a neck as tough as a jockey’s scrotum to pretend outrage at that after what we have done to the planet. At least they are charting a new course for the world in that regard.

The Chinese political system is ghastly but they do think long-term and have been setting the stage for what is happening now with battery technology for decades. They can see the world is heading for a renewable energy future. If we deny that reality in North America and take the easy route with fossil fuels we will be left behind. On this occasion Mr. Musk is correct.

China is a rapidly industrializing country with a lot of people. I presume you are taking all that into account? By the tenor of this debate, I presume I am talking to mainly older people here who won’t have to face the consequences of these decisions by the US.

The tech companies who oppose the DST and forced Trump’s hand look pretty globalist to me. They make a whole lot of money outside the US and like to keep a fair bit of it there too.

There is no longer any question which country is leading in the export of lithium-ion batteries, solar panels and electric vehicles:

The churches of Italy remain the gold standard where beauty is concerned. The Anglican ones aren’t bad but my goodness things go down from there. Any fair description of Luther has to mention his peculiar obsession with the Jewish people. In that respect he certainly didn’t do the causes of progress, tolerance and secularism any favours.

We’re in unprecedented times. Our leaders are facing an almost impossible task dealing with a neighbour that used to be a close friend. I would support anybody representing us against someone who wishes us as ill as Trump does.

Mamdani wouldn’t be my cup of tea politically. I’ll give anybody credit who exceeds expectations. Trump certainly has.

You think this guy was from North Vietnam? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thích_Quảng_Đức Or all these guys? https://www.thoughtco.com/the-viet-cong-the-vietnam-war-195432#:~:text=The Viet Cong were South Vietnamese supporters of the communist,unified%2C communist state of Vietnam.

In history, foreigners are rarely seen as liberators because they very rarely are. In Vietnam the Americans naively thought they would be seen that way, failing to understand how despised, sectarian and corrupt the South Vietnamese regime actually was. And as to my random thought…which I would regard as obvious, do you really believe countries that combine the roles of head of state and government are in general more free than those that do not?

Mamdani is a brilliant communicator. Making pitch perfect political videos on a daily basis isn’t as easy as it looks. There’s no doubt PP needs rebranding, though. More footage of him actively listening to the public and party members would do no harm at all.

When a relative unknown with no money thrashes a big beast like this it is well worth asking how it was done. Something dramatic happened here. Chris Hayes and Ezra Klein have quite a few thoughts on the matter: Hayes has just written a book on attention. He thinks the outcome is significant far beyond New York. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/opinion/ezra-klein-show-chris-hayes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Mamdani’s skill at making videos is hardly surprising given that his mother is a brilliant film-maker.