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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The hope would be that with a warmer overall climate that more Russian land will become reliably arable to counteract that, and I'm sure they feel that they will not face the brunt of the Climate Change migrant waves.
Whether that is true or not is something I'd rather not find out.
edited 2nd Jan '17 12:46:35 PM by Mio
Russia seems to be forgetting that climate change also means rising sea levels, which will result in their coasts and the cities on them being flooded, along with any low-laying terrain extending from there.
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It's dropping particularly starkly among working class whites, in part because there's a bit of an opiod epidemic going on in small town America.
Apotosis is a cellular self-destruction mechanism which cells in mutlicellular organisms use in various biological contexts. I assume he means "will they start killing themselves", and the answer is already yes since suicide rates among working class Americans are also rising quite starkly.
edited 2nd Jan '17 2:26:43 PM by CaptainCapsase
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I was hoping someone would catch that. Have a bonus.
More like "dying off in an orderly and unobtrusive fashion", or, in other words, "going gently into that good night".
edited 2nd Jan '17 2:29:57 PM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.![]()
The President has always been more visible to the general public than Congress is. If something good happens, the President gets the credit. If something bad happens, the President gets the blame. Congress is largely ignored, and when it isn't, people have low faith in Congress as a whole while liking the Senators and Representative they voted for.
edited 2nd Jan '17 2:46:21 PM by TrashJack
"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's DictionaryTrump will spend too much time slouching in the presidential chair, having things named after him and gilding every square centimetre of the White House to do much evil. Congress on the other hand...
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanPeople don't pay much attention to Congress becuase it's considered boring, and besides, everyone already hates all those scumbags (except for their scumbag, who is the only person in Congress fighting for the right thingTM).

edited 2nd Jan '17 11:22:49 AM by CaptainCapsase