THEY HYPOCRISY REGARDING THE CORONAVIRUS

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AIBU to question whether almost everyone is being a hypocrite regarding the way they react to to the coronavirus in comparison to someone thing else.

Sadly, it’s normal that people die - a regular occurrence around the world - Yemen, Syria, Sikhs in Afghanistan more recently.

However, there is little to no new coverage or care about these issues, but when a virus threatens America and the western world, everyone panics.

Also (trying not to ramble on), how can we change our actions to combat the virus so quickly, but not change to reduce pollution and global warming. We’ve been harming the environment for years, but no one wants to change. Are we more important than animals?

Just my thoughts, I’m sure many of you disagree though.

Aside.. humans are the top species on the planet, More intelligent, more communicative than others. Giraffes didn't build the world and invent pharmaceuticals, Because we are the top of the chain, and sentient, we can direct events, but we also bear huge responsibilities. I see and read a ton of bleating about what should be done, and much less about how we can and should balance human needs with those of the planet that sustains all our lives Too many humans frankly are just here thinking their lives matter.

Ha, ha. It’s animals gave us this virus, OP. Poetic justice.

Obviously people care more about things that affect them or their loved ones personally, that's just human nature.

Yes I agree people matter more than animals. And some people matter more than others - to each individual. So I care about my family more than a stranger.

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I agree with the sentiment but at the present time, I think we have to think about saving lives rather than the environment at present. Because at the present rate there won't be hardly anybody left to save the environment for.

I don't think this is about individuals and their priorities at all.

Up until only a few weeks ago, people here were hearing the news that this was coming, and were firmly sticking their heads in the sand.

They had to be forced, kicking and screaming into taking it seriously.

So I think it's actually just more evidence of human nature and that we are responding the same way to all of the world's disasters - we don't want to know until we are forced to know.

I don't see the hypocrisy.

“how can we change our actions to combat the virus so quickly, but not change to reduce pollution and global warming. We’ve been harming the environment for years, but no one wants to change.“

What? So all the changes over the past sixty years don’t count?
-Emissions laws
-Clean Air and Water laws
-Toxic waste Clean up
-Endangered Species rescued
-Recycling
-Green power from renewable sources- solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, etc
-Energy efficiency laws for construction of buildings to appliances
-Nature preserves and conservation laws.

But according to you we haven’t changed at all....are you from Mars?

*"Are we more important than animals”

We THINK we are. That’s the root cause of all problems and evil on earth.

The fact however remains that we aren’t.**
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Agree.

I also don't think we don't think about climate change. I know me and many people I 'now we're changing our wastage, recycling properly and making the changes we could in everyday life.
But the realism is GW wasn't going to kill us in 3 weeks.

Covid -19 could.

It's a natural survival instinct to react to the now.

“but when a virus threatens America and the western world, everyone panics”

Yes and No. I recall a lot of panic when the first Ebola epidemic happened. People were terrified it might not be contained and would spread to Europe and the US from Africa.

Obviously the closer an epidemic gets to where you live, the more you will see people local to you panicking. That’s just human nature.

Take a short walk off a long plank. My husband, senior NHS consultant, and child 2, very newly registered member of the medical profession care deeply about the environment and global inequality issues but they cannot fight everything.

Florida is a swamp that is at sea level. It’s been shrinking as the sea rises since the Ice Age. It’s not news that it’s getting smaller and wetter.
And the “white people” comment is plain ignorant. Florida is a southern state and one of the most diverse as far as racial composition. Only half the population is white or white passing. Go to the most threatened part of Florida towards Miami and it’s majority Latino, not white.

I see someone started on the early

Take a short walk off a long plank.

don't change spots halfway across the stream !

I kind of see what you're saying but in order to take such measures that have resulted in less pollution the last few weeks, we've tanked some of the worlds largest economies for decades - that probably means lots of people will die prematurely from poverty so they are no easy choices.

This sort of lockdown approach isn't sustainable to curb climate change and whilst I think something radical needs to be done; it's radical in a different sense. As this pandemic has shown, the world is so global and inter-dependent, we'll have to operate very differently to slow energy consumption.

Maybe it's Gaia theory where the earth is healing itself.

I have not heard of coronavirus in any refugee camp.

I've been saying this all along. People that were happily buying clothes from Primark and ignoring illegal wars/starving children are now spitting absolute venom at anyone who says lockdown is a bad idea.....because they have a vulnerable relative. But you can't expect selflessness from other people when you can't do it yourself.

Yet when someone wanted to pick up their adult daughter from London, everyone agreed they would do it if it was their daughter, happily breaking lockdown rules.

The people shouting loudest for lockdown are the ones vulnerable, the ones complaining most about how it's all pointless are the ones who are fit and young and don't really know any vulnerable people.

Of course people only care when it personally affects them. That's human nature.

I agree wholeheartedly with MsMeNz and other PPs. If we learn anything from all this, it is that if there is a real will, things CAN be done, like housing the homeless and designing and building medical equipment in a few days, rather than a few years.

And I’ll continue to provide care to the folk I’m responsible for..without proper PPE, 9 calls a day. Going home to MY family.

But it’s ok. You carry on

I've seen so many posts along the lines of "my husband has X condition and can't catch corona, how can you be so SELFISH OP, think about my husband".

Well....no offense....why would someone think about your husband they've never met over the needs of their own family? I'm sure you don't think about some child working 16 hour days when you go to Primark to buy your husband some new threads.

Yes. Ebola was monstrous but I don't recall the same level of concern.

When out backs are against the wall, though, we look out for ourselves. What will happen in Africa and India and the refugee camps is tragic, but our economy is going to tank after this, possibly triggering a depression, so how on earth can we aid other countries? I don't like to admit that I think like this, but I am just trying to be honest...

I have not heard of coronavirus in any refugee camp

Doesn't take a genius to work out that people in those type of conditions will be at high risk though, does it? They, as well as the homeless, are already at higher risk of respiratory disease.

For those concerned about pollution and the environment, here's a list of the top five polluters.

1. China
2. US
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan

Those keen to denounce 'the West' might peruse that list and think on.

Yeah it's hypocritical but that will never change. I've said that before on this board and got absolutely roasted. 60% of the 1 million people who die of malaria each year are children under 5, I don't see anyone fundraising for a cure...

I think you’ve misunderstood the meaning of ‘hypocrisy’, OP.