A strong El Niño is raising the odds of an active winter storm season—and the Floridians most likely to die in a tornado live in aging manufactured homes the state can’t even count.
Nobody ever means this towards the people that are trying to change the system - but you’re the minority. Don’t take it as a personal insult to you unless you’re doing absolutely nothing to change the minds of others too. But fear not that everyone will still help when you sink. We’re just sick of the majority of Floridians who perpetuate their own downfall and that of the US.
Onto your other point: Why can’t you leave if you so desperately want to? People are walking from Honduras to the US. People are taking small boats and crossing the Mediterranean. If you really wanted to leave you could. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy but nothing worth doing in life ever is. Do you have a car? Do buses exist? If so, you’ve got far more options. You literally live in the same country and have every right and capability to live in every other state. Who is telling you that you can’t leave, because you literally can. Your forebears moved to Florida for a better life. You can do the same by leaving. Will you lose some friends and family, yes, and that’s the hardest part. But anyone who actually wants the best for you will support your decision. Be wary of those who don’t (including parents) - they will just try to drag you back into the swamp so they’re not drowning alone.
But if you want to stay (and that IS the most noble thing in my opinion) be the change you want to see. Encourage others to vote for climate activists, spread the word, help others to build them up too, be a community activist yourself. Don’t be one of those people who do nothing and are then shocked that nothing changes.
Nobody ever means this towards the people that are trying to change the system - but you’re the minority. Don’t take it as a personal insult to you unless you’re doing absolutely nothing to change the minds of others too. But fear not that everyone will still help when you sink. We’re just sick of the majority of Floridians who perpetuate their own downfall and that of the US.
Onto your other point: Why can’t you leave if you so desperately want to? People are walking from Honduras to the US. People are taking small boats and crossing the Mediterranean. If you really wanted to leave you could. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy but nothing worth doing in life ever is. Do you have a car? Do buses exist? If so, you’ve got far more options. You literally live in the same country and have every right and capability to live in every other state. Who is telling you that you can’t leave, because you literally can. Your forebears moved to Florida for a better life. You can do the same by leaving. Will you lose some friends and family, yes, and that’s the hardest part. But anyone who actually wants the best for you will support your decision. Be wary of those who don’t (including parents) - they will just try to drag you back into the swamp so they’re not drowning alone.
But if you want to stay (and that IS the most noble thing in my opinion) be the change you want to see. Encourage others to vote for climate activists, spread the word, help others to build them up too, be a community activist yourself. Don’t be one of those people who do nothing and are then shocked that nothing changes.