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Originally Posted by TheNorm
Very well said.
The British Empire was built on soot and sweat. Now we are one of the richest nations in the world. It must be really galling to be told by the British "do what we say, even if it is the complete opposite of what we did".
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Politicians do that all the time of course.
The world's moved on a lot in the last couple of decades, let alone hundreds of years ago, when the science behind stuff climate change and other environmental concerns wasn't around. With such massive population growth in recent times and rising world tensions regarding precious resources of all types, it's important we get across the message no matter who delivers it and how hypocritical some may feel that is.