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More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

China is a dictatorship, the government decides to do something, no choice but to do it.

India is a democracy, government's got to convince everyone, including the powerful and moneyed that the thing they want to do is worth it.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago

India is a democracy, government's got to convince everyone …

India is a federation of ~30 states, with wildly varying levels of democracy. Now this is usually a good thing; it has allowed us to accomodate a great deal of cultural and economic diversity without breaking up. But a major cause of the pollution in Delhi is stubble burning in neighbouring, which the government of Delhi has no power over. And the union (i.e. federal) government is led by a different party, so they don't co-operate with the Delhi government.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds like democracy doesn't benefit the people idk

[–] Juno@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds like the people have no say otherwise, idk

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A democracy where people have a voice that the ruling class can choose to ignore. Hmm.

Democracy runs opposed to capitalism.

[–] Juno@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago

Whatever commie

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Sounds like neither benefits the people.

It should've never been bad to begin with. That smog didn't just magically disappear. It's in their soil, their water, their body.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Why?

Oh, right, because they are building and growing goods being sold halfway around the world