Do we have to
watch the world burn while Muslims catch up to the rest of evolved civilization?
Not exact matches
A character,
while discussing the enemy's motives, observes that, «Some men just like to
watch the
world burn.»
Rosalie continually asserts that the encroachment of civilization and industry into the jungle are regrettable: «What is it about our species,» Rosalie wonders, «that allows us to
watch sitcoms and argue over sports
while cultures and creatures and those things meek and green and good are chopped, shot, and
burned from the
world for a buck?»
That's all fine, but this also means that the climate talks, which head to Durban, South Africa, next year, are not the place to
watch for the breakthroughs — social, financial or technological — that will be required if the
world is serious about providing some 9 billion people mid-century with the suite of services that come with abundant energy (mobility, communication, illumination, desalinated water and more)
while also greatly cutting emissions from
burning fossil fuels, which still dominate the global energy mix.
While some people may just want to
watch the
world burn, others are more concerned with making the
world of GTA V as realistic and true to life as possible.