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I don't think it's really a valid argument to say that other countries are still contributing a lot to global warming so it's okay if we do too. It would be impossible to get others involved in reducing carbon emissions/pollution if everyone thought that way. But China is the biggest country for carbon emissions, and Russia and India aren't too far off either. I'm not confident that they will be as encouraged to hop on board the global warming train either.
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I disagree, because everybody has short term goals as well as long term goals, and that also goes collectively for us as a nation (or as a planet, for that matter). For example, look at NASA. Their budget has been cut numerous times significantly, but in the end tremendous scientific progress has been made. There are more extreme examples on both sides, yes, but I assume you get the point I'm trying to make. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with what Trump is doing, but I am disagreeing that it's an invalid argument.