Sometimes, Internet petitions are useful. They are a way for people to speak out against their leaders en masse, or to show broad support for a person or cause. Really, we are speaking to each other through these petitions, because generally our ‘leaders’ are ignoring the messages we are sending.
So let us stand with the Maldives, whose President has said
Some might prefer us to suffer in silence but today we have decided to speak. And so I make this pledge today: We will not die quietly.
Here is the petition; please go and sign it. Imagine if hundreds of thousands – millions – of people from developed countries sign this petition, and it is then delivered to the President of the Maldives. I will deliver it in person if need be.
Petition text
To the President of the Maldives:
I urge the Maldives and other threatened countries to immediately charge Rex Tillerson* for crimes against humanity.
Let us stand with all those in imminent and inevitable danger of losing their homes, their businesses, their land – everything. Let us tell them that we do not agree with our leaders, that we want to do what must be done to combat climate change.
By my signature, be it known that I stand with you and your people. I want decisive action on climate change now, and I urge you to take action now to begin holding the obstructors, the liars, and the paid deniers accountable for their crimes.
Sincerely,
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* For those who don’t know, Tillerson is the CEO of ExxonMobil, which has funded climate deniers for years. Climate deniers are largely funded by oil, coal, and aut0mobile companies, and many worked on campaigns for the tobacco, asbestos, and other companies. These paid shills are fools at best, soulless demons at worst, and must be stopped by civilised people.
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This post was mentioned on Reddit by carac: This post will not be well received in the libertarian and climatechange deniers forums – those guys still believe that it is some sort of conspiracy and the guys from Maldives have built their homes directly…
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We the poor people who have contributed nill to the global warming, are suffering more. Despite as our living standard is low we should not die crying. Lets fight for our existance if not we die all. And you guy who couse the warming effecting try to keep your confort unless you die first becouse we are already acustumed for the severe condition.
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China and Russia put the blame on some screwed up experiments of US for the earthquake that happened in Haiti.
Chinese and Russian Military scientists, these reports say, are concurring with Canadian researcher, and former Asia-Pacific Bureau Chief of Forbes Magazine, Benjamin Fulford, who in a very disturbing video released from his Japanese offices to the American public, details how the United States attacked China by the firing of a 90 Million Volt Shockwave from the Americans High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facilities in Alaska
If we can recollect a previous news when US blamed Russia for the earthquake in Georgio. What do you guys think? Is it really possible to create an earthquake by humans?
I came across this article about Haiti Earthquake in some blog it seems very interesting, but conspiracy theories have always been there.
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Enjoying reading the posts here, thanks.
[...] of online petitions, I have called upon those of us in the rich countries to urge the Maldives to charge Rex Tillerson with crimes against humanity. I urge you to sign the petition, which will be delivered to the President of the Maldives, who has [...]
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