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can we imagine no other ways besides the EPA to take care of the environment? if we can't, then it was always a precarious situation.


Arguably, institutions like the EPA exist to moderate extremes. The EPA simulatenously prevents industry from causing cancer clusters and extinctions while also preventing eco-terrorism. All the science, surveys, and purple prose done by the EPA and consultants is arguably kinda bullshit, but it is very useful bullshit because its a whole lot better than assassinated mining executives and hospitals full of throat cancer victims.


wow. so as our society our only options are "do nothing" or "murder executives". i am sorry for your worldview.


>our only options are "do nothing" or "murder executives".

Well no, we can have some form of mediator institution which arbitrates such debates peacefully. You could also setup a ritualised debate implicitly agreed to by both parties so you could do this without an EPA - this is essentially how humans did things before we invented rationalised nation states.

You should avoid silly personal attacks, you might get better responses from people.


What do you suggest as the alternative? I'm genuinely curious.




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