[donkeyd]

> very shortsighted

While the western world is getting angry about change, China is out eating our lunch by moving into all these emerging technologies. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a conscious effort to push conservative extremism in western countries for this exact reason.

If I just look around in my country, new electric cars are quickly becoming mostly Chinese and most solar panels are Chinese. Meanwhile, a very large group just voted for a party that wants to stop pretty much every investment in renewables, while also pushing out migrants in an already very tight and quickly aging labor market.

In the long term, our own bigotry and climate denialism is going to severely bite us in the ass. Especially since we're already barely above sea level.

[jwestbury]

> Meanwhile, a very large group just voted for a party that wants to stop pretty much every investment in renewables, while also pushing out migrants in an already very tight and quickly aging labor market.

So, Netherlands, then?

> barely above sea level

Sounds like it.

From an American (sigh) living in the UK (sigh), you have my deepest sympathies.

[donkeyd]

Much appreciated! And right back at ya!