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Originally Posted by kennyc
This is simply wrong. In the midst of the economic crisis countries and people are working to solve the climate crisis.
That said, let's please keep this focused on the point which was Buying Grades and School Administrators that are in favor of the idea. That school administrator is not "fighting for survival in a Darwinian battle" nor was she under economic stress -- but she certainly had no ethics or sense of what was right. That is the trigger for my initial comment which was directed at society in general and what I see as an increasing loss of caring, morals and understanding of right and wrong and acting on those beliefs. For me it is clearly wrong to "Buy Grades" perhaps you think otherwise.
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Not really working very hard at the climate crisis, are we? CO2 emissions continue to rise. No binding agreement in sight in Copenhagen. In the western countries there has been a small dip in co2 emissions due to the financial crisis. Not so much production going on and people cutting back on red meat etc. But as a climate researcher recently said when asked about how well we fared: we are still at zero.
Regarding the topic of buying grades:
I am all with you.
But it's a slippery slope you know. Clear the fungus by accepting a bribe etc. etc.
Nothing is black and white. But I do think that I have already said how outlandish a story I think it is considering it is happening in USA (or any other western country).