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No nation state ever has to do something because of laws or whatever, even the poorest states are too powerful for that. The only reason they ever pay penalties is because there is some benefit from it, in a combination of good PR, upholding agreements other clauses of which are beneficial to them, and coercion from other nation states.
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International climate agreements are usually all 3, importantly because the most common way to skirt national regulations is to move to a neighboring country and you can''t do that if every country in the region follows the same laws and organizations like Greenpeace to coordinate investigations across border lines.
So, a while ago the Netherlands had to pay a fee of ten million for not reaching their climate goals (that are unreachable by definition i've read somewhere). Who held them responsible? Greenpeace. Who the fuck does Greenpeace think who they are? But it seems that anyone can sue the government for not doing what they say. Ok, fine. It seems that Greenpeace had the right. But now, that fee, where does that go? I mean, not to Greenpeace I hope, else i will sue the fuck about them too. Ok, so maybe some deposit regarding the climate from government itself? No idea, there's literally no journalist that asked. I've searched everywhere, where does the ten million go? Nothing. And many people feel informed by reading the news. Idiots. I don't follow news, but when I do, there's alway something wrong. I really don't know why the news is still so big, why journalists still have a job. ItS ParT oF DemoCraCy HaviNg JouRnaListS Who vaLIdaTe ThE GoveRNmeNt. Sure.
I mean.. It's literally OUR money they're wasting like this. Source of anger: I had to pay smth. And i was like, you guys already spent my money on bullshit.
rant
pitchforks
informed
fire all journalists
stupid news
all of them
lawsuit
greenpeace
the netherlands