Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
www.nytimes.com
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.
  • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
    364·
    4 days ago

    Saudi Arabia is cancer. I’m sorry to all the people that were born there.

    • fxomt@lemm.eeEnglish
      81·
      4 days ago

      As a Saudi who was born and live there, it has always baffled me how, despite the government and royal family being comically evil, the majority will still support them.

      Even if you tell them and show them proof of the horrible crimes against humanity that happens daily, they’ll either try to justify it, or brush it off saying “doesn’t affect me”.

      • مهما طال الليل@lemm.eeEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        يحسبونك مباحث تبغى توديهم ورا الشمس.

        If you were Saudi you would have known the answer to this. 🥕🏒

    • BlesthThySoul@lemy.lolEnglish
      171·
      4 days ago

      The projects that are getting build there are using labourers from third world country in the most inhumane conditions still going unnoticed.

      Same here in case of plastics.Let the world go to hell but the Sheikh s get their coffers filled with cash.

          • gibmiser@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            3 days ago

            Unnoticed implies that it is a problem of informing the public.

            The public (the publ8c who cares about issues and reads news) already knows. Our politicians just talk it away and do nothing to address it.

            • مهما طال الليل@lemm.eeEnglish
              2·
              1 day ago

              The indigenous peoples losing their lands to farmers and ranchers might say otherwise.

              The root of evil remains the economic system. If there’s profit to be made from suffering it will be made. Capitalism has no hell where evildoers go. The fear of it does get people to straighten up somewhat during their life.

              • BlesthThySoul@lemy.lolEnglish
                2·
                1 day ago

                Indeed.

                Evil is everywhere with capitalism. The point is that where there is a slight bit of chance to reduce the level of evilistic ideas , it should be tried at least.

                Qatar is a very rich country with ample of money. It could have properly facilitated with a bit of human treatment for the foreign labourers coming from not so rich countries in order to earn and provide for their family. Was it impossible to do? I have heard that the rules are quite strict in countries like Qatar , Saudi , UAE regarding corruption.

                USA , Brazil and etc etc are also evil in the name of capitalism. I agree.

                • مهما طال الليل@lemm.eeEnglish
                  2·
                  10 hours ago

                  Qatar is a very rich country with ample of money. It could have properly facilitated with a bit of human treatment for the foreign labourers coming from not so rich countries in order to earn and provide for their family.

                  The universal truth about rich people everywhere, is that they never feel like they have enough money.

      • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
        43·
        4 days ago

        Also, no human rights. Except if you believe in brainrot bullshit and are a straight male.

      • Lucy :3@feddit.orgEnglish
        21·
        2 days ago

        Ah yes, and because you worked with some german companies you know exactly that I like genocide. Got it.