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The memes of the climate
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Rich bad, poor good? Who upvotes this?
Most of the US is in the top 10%.
Yes.
Poor people can be "bad" or "good", but if you are rich enough for personal apocalypse bunkers you are definitely a baddie
Imagine spending that money on preventing an apocalypse instead of insulating yourself and leaving everyone to suffer and die
I do
I think it's more: Rich exploiting poor whilst dodging taxes that could help pay for necessary services.
....of course there's a questionable political ruling class involved somewhere along the lines too, but they also tend to be fairly well off, leaving them with a conflict of interest so old that Plato pointed it out.