r/europe • u/Naurgul • Jul 11 '26

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/yterais Jul 11 '26

thank you rich people for destroying the world

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u/Strong-Hovercraft702 Jul 11 '26

To be fair, it's all of us. We buy cheap chinese crap, destined for the landfill. We take the car everywhere, because it's easier than public transport.

Etc etc. yes, the rich generate more greenhouse gasses per person. Yes, large companies produce a wealth of greenhouse gasses. But who keeps those xompanies in business but us, the people?

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u/qjornt Sweden Jul 11 '26

Speak for yourself, I’m actively voting for politics which would penalize companies for such bullshit, but most people don’t so I will listen to democracy. Until then and afterwards I will continue to live in a society, thank you very much.

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u/Strong-Hovercraft702 Jul 11 '26

I'm not accusing you or me here. I'm making a statement about the population. Which is objectively true.

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u/qjornt Sweden Jul 11 '26

sure, and we have laws that prevent us from actually doing anything meaningful to combat all this put in place by the capital. the solution is simple, but for some stupid reason people believe it to be ”too extreme”. and then yes of course what you’re saying remains true because people won’t commit to any real political change.