Can someone answer this question? The lack of logic has been bugging me today.

Regarding the environment, all of nature, and global warming, why haven't ANY of the politicians screaming about it funded an enormous initiative to plant more trees?

Why do they tell us it is an existential problem, and then hop on their private jets to fly to the next political rally?

Do they think we don't notice any of that?

Hey!!!! Maybe WE should start our own plant a tree movement!!! If they won't do it, maybe we should!!!!

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Sicarium · 46-50, M Best Comment

If a politician convinces enough people that there's a problem, that equals political power for the politician in the form of votes and cash. The greater the problem, the greater the power. If that politician then fixes the problem, they lose that power. Career politicians aren't willing to give up that power.

Lots of people do notice. But most don't because of short memories mixed with emotional arguments and moralizing. The politicians know that enough people will let them get away with it, especially if they have media on their side to help shift the narrative and attention.

4meAndyou · F

@Sicarium Your perfect view of the matter was echoed earlier today on another of my posts by a man who used a fascinating Hawaiian slant on the matter.

I know what you mean about emotional arguments. I was just called stupid, foolish, deranged, drunk, and so on, on a Greenland post.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

They don’t want real solutions, they want to whine about problems in order to get elected or re-elected and make laws that will benefit themselves such as bring them a bit of money to stick in their pockets.

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@4meAndyou It doesn’t take much to sprout the seeds. I see oak trees popping up in the yard that the squirrels have planted.

4meAndyou · F

@4meAndyou Found it...10 free trees that are guaranteed to grow where you live, and 10 more planted in a National Forest.

https://shop.arborday.org/content.aspx?page=memberships

4meAndyou · F

@cherokeepatti I was JUST reading about how to thin oak saplings! Hey...you could almost start a tiny little business...people just pay for shipping!

curiosi · 61-69, F

They think that they are above all that and deserving. Just like Kamala Harris calling for gun control and at the same time admitting she carries for her protection. They are deserving we are not.

SheCallsMeCrushDaddy · M

@curiosi yep, okay for them to have guns or armed bodyguards, and its okay for criminals and cops...... but..... people like us, now, thats a different story.

FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F

Politicians are mostly full of shit power hungry jackasses, they will say whatever they think will make the government bigger and keep themselves employed.

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

I don't think they have many buddies that would actually do any physical labor like planting trees, so there's no money in it for them.

LireaSemaji · 26-30, F

They don’t really care. It’s not putting money in their pockets

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4meAndyou · F

Who among us will go out...today...and buy three tiny saplings and plant them?
Let's start a movement!

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