Imgflip Logo Icon
"IN SWEDEN PUT THEM AGAINST A WALL MEANS BUY THEM COOKIES AND PUT THEM IN A HOTEL."; THAT'S OK.  IN AMERICA CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS HIDE YOUR WALLET. | image tagged in greta thunberg | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
45,233 views 64 upvotes Made by anonymous 5 years ago in politics
54 Comments
8 ups, 5y,
1 reply
Hillary Obama Laugh | I preached rising tides & all that bull then paid $12 mil for a mansion on an ocean beach | image tagged in hillary obama laugh | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
[deleted]
8 ups, 5y,
1 reply
the office bankruptcy | IF THE WORLD WAS GOING TO END IN TEN YEARS NO BANK IN THE WORLD WOULD GIVE A HOME LOAN FOR 50 YEARS .  THINK ABOUT IT.  THE BANKS WOULD BE T | image tagged in the office bankruptcy | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1 up, 5y,
3 replies
I saw that point made by the speaker in that ridiculous YouTube video you linked

This is dumb. No credible scientist is predicting the end of the world in as little as 10 years because of this. That is a ridiculous strawman. But you have the beginnings of a point here.

It's not the banks necessarily, but the insurance companies that have to calculate risk on a daily basis that will be the "first to know."

And you bet your ass that based on the exacerbation of weather patterns owing to climate change, they are hiking premiums every year for homeowners on the coasts and in fire-prone areas of the Mountain West.
6 ups, 5y,
1 reply
The point is no bank would loan on waterfront property if it was going to be underwater before the loan was paid off,
[deleted]
5 ups, 5y,
1 reply
Deadpool Exactly | EXACTLY! | image tagged in deadpool exactly | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
Unless they ran their numbers incorrectly, because banks make mistakes too and are not great predictors of the future

See: Financial crisis, '08-'09
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
2 replies
Yes idiot because banks are in the business of losing money. No bank, none, not one would give you a fixed rate mortgage on a home if they thought the world was ending. Not even a car loan. Everything would stop financially markets would close the world is ending according to you. ENDING forever. Chaos in the streets, cats and dogs living together, frogs falling from the sky. Sound a bit like this chicken character known as chicken little. The sky is not falling. But throw your wallet at it. Tell me what happens.
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
And the fact they're still lending suggests banks aren't actually predicting the world will end any time soon. Which, hey -- is exactly what the credible climate scientists are saying, too!

I'm still waiting on a citation for the proposition the world will end in as little as 10 years
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
2 replies
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
6 replies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/10/08/world-has-only-years-get-climate-change-under-control-un-scientists-say/
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/ga12131.doc.htm
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/un-urges-global-emissions-cuts-warns-of-bleak-climate-change-outlook.html
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
Yep! All of them are perfect.
[deleted]
2 ups, 5y
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
[deleted]
2 ups, 5y
[deleted]
6 ups, 5y,
3 replies
You sure no one is predicting the end of the world in 10 years. Every year we are 10 years away from complete and utter ruin. Florida is supposed to be sunk and we are supposed to be frozen. I told you before if you are so valiant show us a receipt for your donation. Give everything you have or just throw your money at the ocean. See how it pans out. You won't because it is stupid. But you want to convince OTHERS to do it. Go figure. You are completely free to give all you have to the cause. Put your money where your mouth is kylie fan.
[deleted]
4 ups, 5y,
1 reply
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
0 ups, 5y
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y
0 ups, 5y,
2 replies
Citations needed for those predictions of apocalypse.

I support politicians who are raising awareness of the climate issue and pledging to do something about it. That is my prerogative as a politically engaged citizen.

No, voluntary donations by people like myself (donations to what, exactly?) are not going to be remotely enough to solve this issue. The scale of the climate change problem is simply too massive to be solved voluntarily. It must be solved by so-far undiscovered, heroic moon-shot technology, or else by coordinated action by the world's governments on a massive scale.

We have come together as a society before to end slavery, beat Hitler, face down the USSR, put a man on the moon, and more. Climate change is no different. We all have to fight it, and we can do it.

You live on the earth and emit CO2 and consume resources too, same as me. You don't get to somehow claim a political exemption.
[deleted]
4 ups, 5y,
1 reply
Actually I do. I am free. I do not have to pay to breathe and either do you. It is your right to give your assets to what you support. Not mine. I will not pay for something man cannot control but you are allowed to. What makes you angry is you cannot make us pay and take our money to do your agenda. That is what bothers you. Look if you want to solve all the worlds problem you are allowed to give YOUR money and YOUR time. Not mine. Stay away from my rights and you do you. But you are no expert and either are THEY. They are guessing. Like darts at a dart board. Next year there will be another dramatic cause to dig into your wallet for. You are allowed fully to be a sucker. There is this Nigerian prince you may want to meet.........
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
It will never pass other than California. And I won't have to pay it I would pay lawyers to hide my money before paying it just for spite. In fact I would sue the state and Government for fraud waste and abuse. You cannot measure impact so it would be invalid. YOU personally hate that fact. In fact if they ever do pass it I would leave the country and move to a country that is still free. It will never happen. If it does we collapse and society becomes chaos. There will be sugar tax, water tax, air tax, tire tax, helium tax, where do you people stop? Good luck but we will be dead before it passed. Why not take that money you want to waste and find other planets if you are so convinced this one is doomed?
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
You are getting upset you are wrong. You cannot force anything. You are simply dust in the wind. You have no power. You have no control. You cannot shove your opinion down my throat and take my wallet. You are simply......the minority grain of sand on a very large beach of reality.
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
OMG, you would be SOOOO happy under a dictatorship. I bet you can't wait for someone claiming to be your master to force you to lick their boots.
0 ups, 5y
Stop being hyperbolic. A carbon tax would be just like an income tax or sales tax. We live in a society and all have to pay our share to Uncle Sam.
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
The thing that angers you the most is simple. YOU don't get to decide for ME. Ever. That makes you soooooooo mad you are going to need more play doh for sure.
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
And we vote them out. Then fix it. Like now. And then we replace the liberal Supreme court justices with Conservative justices. And then we OWN it for decades to come.
0 ups, 5y
There you go. Now you are beginning to understand democracy. These are much better arguments than your sovereign citizen ones.

And yes, you always have the right to uproot your life and move to another country if you don't want to pay another 2% of your income or whatever in taxes to help save the planet.
[deleted]
2 ups, 5y
No you cannot MAKE me pay a Carbon tax. You cannot pass one.
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
The Greening of Planet Earth (1992) => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep5ptrPN6ns
The Greening of Planet Earth Continues (1998) => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27XbnyWC5WM
[deleted]
4 ups, 5y
The liberals believe that the Government will save the planet when China is going to have a few billion drivers and they surely are not gonna pay a dime. And our Government cannot even decide on how to stop murdering babies or how to stop illegal immigration or even pass a decent bill on what is a woman or a man which should be easy but they can control weather. Please. It is hilarious to contemplate such folly.
[deleted]
3 ups, 5y,
1 reply
That same speaker was only 1 of 10 people who have been to both poles and talked to scientists at those poles. When are you going since you claim to be an expert? You cannot preach if you don't even have a bible.
6 ups, 5y
[deleted]
4 ups, 5y
Why buy them cookies? Why not a healthy meal? It’s like you want them to die a slow painful death.
2 ups, 5y
Only a retard would say that!
2 ups, 5y
Exactly
[deleted]
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
I'm confused. Can you explain this meme
[deleted]
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
[deleted]
0 ups, 5y
okay thank you for explaining
Show More Comments
Created with the Imgflip Meme Generator
EXTRA IMAGES ADDED: 1
  • Greta Thunberg
  • laughing and walk away.gif
  • IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
    "IN SWEDEN PUT THEM AGAINST A WALL MEANS BUY THEM COOKIES AND PUT THEM IN A HOTEL."; THAT'S OK. IN AMERICA CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS HIDE YOUR WALLET.