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[-] potatomuncher@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Yeah.

They need coal. We got coal. They either buy slavery-free Canadian coal or they look elsewhere. Refusing to sell coal changes nothing.

India doesn't need our elitist, entitled, supremacist lectures. They need coal.

[-] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

India is willing to buy energy so instead of giving them elitist, entitled, supremacist lectures and coal, you could be building and selling them renewables. Your goal here is to profit off fossil combustion and that is the reason you are choosing coal customers that happen to be in India. I seek to minimize emissions while you try to increase emissions, that is how we differ.

[-] potatomuncher@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago

India: hey, I need coal to generate electricity.

PotatoMuncher: Hey. Lemme teach all about potato-batteries. We got all the potatoes you need.

India: I got potatoes. I need coal for my power plants as well as foundries.

PotatoMuncher: We've got world's best aluminum and steel. Produced with renewable energy.

India: I don't want to rely on you. I got power plants and furnaces. I want to produce my own. Sell coal.

PotatoMuncher: I seek to minimize emissions. I know what's best for everyone else. No coal for you.

India: Were you dropped on your head? Or just an ignoramus elitist with a colonial worldview?

PotatoMuncher: I got all organic, gmo free, pesticides free, fair market, 100% Canadian potatoes.

                           Boil em. Mash em. Stick em in a stew...

India: Stick em where the poutine don't shine.

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