Remembering homeless people in winter

[regexcellent]

Building levees isn't absurd...

[Aeson]

Building levees isn't absurd...

Building 70m high levees around the cities in question is absurd on many levels.

[regexcellent]

The oceans aren't going to rise 70m. Do you have any idea how much ****ing water that is?

[Aeson]

The oceans aren't going to rise 70m. Do you have any idea how much ****ing water that is?

Roughly the amount of water if all the ice on earth melted.

[Felch]

You think Antarctica is going to see its temperature rise that much? The record high temperature at the South Pole is -12.3C.

[Aeson]

You think Antarctica is going to see its temperature rise that much? The record high temperature at the South Pole is -12.3C.

I am not sure whether you just think humanity isn't capable of doing this, or if you hate homeless people.

[Felch]

I think there's a comfortable gap between keeping the homeless from freezing, and melting Antarctica.

[Kidlicious]

He should have been transported to San Diego.

[Aeson]

I think there's a comfortable gap between keeping the homeless from freezing, and melting Antarctica.

Not via global warming.

It only takes 10C-15C increase in global average temps to get to the 70m increase in sea level. I will just point out that that would still be insufficient to allow homeless to not face the risk of hypothermia in some areas, and that you must hate the homeless to want to make them suffer so.

[Aeson]

I, on the other hand, fully support giving the homeless free permits to collect trash to burn to keep warm. This will help to increase global warming (long term solution) and give immediate heat (short term stop-gap). It will also help to undermine organized crime and various unions. The unions are probably the reason people can't find jobs and end up homeless in the first place.

You may lick my philanthropically superior boots.

[KrazyHorse]

Not posting this to start a big debate about anything, just as a reminder how hard life can be for those people who have fallen on hard times.

What possible debate? Life is tough for a lot of people.

One of the people who works for me inspired me to give to charity today. 1k usd in cash will go to a random poor kenyan family. I should make sure to do that once a quarter (at least). I've failed inexcusably on this front.

[KrazyHorse]

I am not sure whether you just think humanity isn't capable of doing this, or if you hate homeless people.

I think that burning all fossil fuels on earth wouldn't do that.

[Aeson]

I think that burning all fossil fuels on earth wouldn't do that.

Whether that's true or not, burning fossil fuels isn't our only recourse. It's pretty clear that there are enough building blocks for greenhouse gasses on this earth to achieve the end if we strive hard enough.

One of the people who works for me inspired me to give to charity today. 1k usd in cash will go to a random poor kenyan family.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

It only takes 10C-15C increase in global average temps to get to the 70m increase

"Only"? What you're describing there is a level of climate change not seen since dinosaurs walked the Earth.

[kentonio]

Wow, it's great to see that Kentonio can demonstrate his true love for the poor and his compassion by posting a thread on Poly. You're an amazing guy Kentonio. You put the pos in poseur.

You have absolutely no knowledge of what I do or do not do with my time in real life, so spare me your bull**** and let's have one thread at least that isn't polluted with your poison.