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"Follow the Leaders"Sculpture by street artist Isaac Cordal, titled "Politicians Debating Global Warming" (i.redd.it)

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[–]Metal-Butterfly 1281 points1282 points  (163 children)

"Global warming does not exgrblgrblgrbl..."

[–]GoMinii 258 points259 points  (102 children)

Exactly what I had in mind. The ones drowning still denying it lmao

[–]Demonicron 40 points41 points  (1 child)

Yeah but at least their bank accounts are full from all those lobbyist kickbacks. Hooray for them, right?

[–]RedditorSaiddit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They can build an Ark.

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    [–]cavitysun 67 points68 points  (14 children)

    Hyperrealistic sculptures

    [–]P0sitive_Outlook 68 points69 points  (6 children)

    O_o They look more realistic than she does.

    [–]Talbotus 31 points32 points  (5 children)

    How can somebody with such a good eye for details in the human body and face do that to themselves?

    People need to be okay with getting older. Older women are still beautiful. I'm sure men are too, but I don't have a very good eye for that.

    [–]Fuanshin 9 points10 points  (1 child)

    You mean beautiful women are still beautiful when getting older? Anyways everything is possible and even the best face can age disgracefully. Or there are drugs, smoking, bad diet etc. Of course none of that is a reason to butcher your face.

    [–]cactus_mactus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Cosmetic surgery probably a lot like a poor tattoo - hindsight is 20/20 and if a person had known what would come out the other end, they wouldn't have done it. But once the tattoo is there, hindsight does no one any good.

    [–]P0sitive_Outlook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I work with a Hungarian lass who could be 45 or 65 and i don't have a clue.

    Either way, she looks like she must have been stunning in her 20s/30s.

    Still got beautiful eyes. :)

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      [–]Metal-Butterfly 36 points37 points  (1 child)

      I dated a "hyper realistic"sculpture once. She didn't talk much but hotdam did she have an average figure

      [–]pissedoffnobody 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Did she look like Kim Cattrall? If so, I think someone made a couple of movies about your relationship.

      [–]Cocomorph 4 points5 points  (1 child)

      The moment at least half of you are hoping for is at 0:05.

      [–]BoredGirl001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      wow!

      [–]itstimmehc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      That was really interesting - thanks for that link!

      [–]texasrigger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      Very interesting stuff. I have mixed emotions about life casting as sculpture but her paint work was certainly good. The model though was absolutely stunning.

      [–]untildeath 12 points13 points  (0 children)

      Except those holding up any serious interventions for their own financial gain will be sitting on gold thrones while the rest of us drown.

      [–]Ant_Sucks 29 points30 points  (25 children)

      It's no different than the people who pretend they accept the science on global warming but change nothing significant. A politician who believed the climate change science would make fossil fuel and animal products un-affordable overnight. Much of the changes would have to happen right now, as quickly as possible, with no time for people to adapt.

      A citizen who believed the climate change science would already have stopped using them, in preparation for the inevitable shift in behavior that politicians will have to enforce.

      But none of that is happening. You're no different than these politicians because you're not willing to do what's necessary, and they're unwilling to do what's necessary because of the economic implications. Nobody is electing a leader on this because they're all just hoping someone else figures it out without causing global economic meltdown, which would be like super inconvenient.

      So ultimately, you're all just exgrblgrblgrbl...

      [–]ILoveJuices 18 points19 points  (8 children)

      Hey This so much. It's up to people to end climate change not governments. People have 3 ways to eliminate their carbon foot print. If every person chose just one of these options the world would be fine. Unfortunately people are lazy as fuck and don't want to take any personal responsibility.

      1. Don't have children

      2. Be vegan

      3. Live off grid using renewables and electric cars.

      [–]kyniklos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

      Why shouldn't the responsibility be on both sides? I'm tired of people arguing it either has to be the government OR civilians. Civilians should be doing their part but we also need environmental regulations to prevent large corporations from destroying the world. You can put pressure on the government to change and also live a sustainable life yourself.

      [–]danteheehaw 10 points11 points  (0 children)

      Fuck vegans! Which, sadly leads to babies. Which consume too much electricity. It's an endless cycle man.

      [–]dirtbikegod420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

      You mean coal burning car.

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        [–]El_bigote_de_Dali 6 points7 points  (5 children)

        The impact of an isolated individual changing his consumption pattern is negligible. The most effective way to change these kind of things is in a top-down fashion with an iron fist.

        [–]Ant_Sucks 4 points5 points  (1 child)

        Yes, but why is the isolated individual waiting until the iron fist punches its way into power for him to change his own behavior?

        [–]El_bigote_de_Dali 6 points7 points  (0 children)

        I think that if you accept what I just said, then your question is somewhat idle. That being said, I suppose the most honest answer to your question lies in psychology. I don't know enough about it, but I suppose we are in some way hard-wired with short-term thinking and egotism.

        [–]lostinmalazan 1 point2 points  (2 children)

        You can apply that logic to entire countries, ending up right back to where we started. Even if all nations agreed to the current accord, it wouldn't fix the disaster scientists say is coming

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          [–]Sam-Gunn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Jokes on you! They are the only people visible, because everyone else has drowned. They're just standing on our bodies, and their interns!

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            [–]Deadpussyfuck 121 points122 points  (2 children)

            Actually, the middle one is holding the cure for baldness.

            [–]ofwgtylor 196 points197 points  (19 children)

            that's not the title of the art, the actual title is "Follow the Leaders" which is an art project of his with various pieces around the world

            source: his website

            [–]zpebbdkq 38 points39 points  (1 child)

            Maybe Reddit should be banned for posting fake news?

            [–]mrkajja 5 points6 points  (0 children)

            Thanks for putting in more effort than the op.

            [–]adozu 10 points11 points  (7 children)

            but that doesn't make for instant reddit karma

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              [–]QuarterOztoFreedom 1198 points1199 points  (158 children)

              These old people will happily sacrifice the environment for short term profits.. why wouldn't they? climate change literally does not apply to them.

              At this point I would vote for anybody who's slogan was "I'm under 45 and I don't want to die"

              [–]apple_kicks 91 points92 points  (4 children)

              If there was any plans to survive through effects (food shortage, disease spreading, finding liveable land) they're rich and high enough to afford whatever emergency measures are needed

              [–]untildeath 40 points41 points  (3 children)

              And morons keep putting them back into office.

              [–]Afrobean[🍰] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

              Even when we have the opportunity to elect good people who might be able to help, they just rig the elections against them anyway :|

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                [–]baronben666 145 points146 points  (5 children)

                Well bloody put matey

                [–]losers_downvote_me 42 points43 points  (4 children)

                Found Blackbeard

                [–]FinnFerrall 21 points22 points  (3 children)

                That's Captain Blackbeard

                [–]icanseeinfinity 11 points12 points  (2 children)

                He is, without a doubt, the worst captain I have ever heard of.

                [–]brashhoonigan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                , but you have heard of him.

                [–]hadesk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                Well, you've heard of him.

                [–]Crippledstigma 105 points106 points  (25 children)

                speaking of shitty things, this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/5e2cbc/law_enforcement_is_spraying_water_protectors_in/

                It's disappearing from the front of r/politics buried by trump shit... the world is fucked.

                [–]Daaskison 30 points31 points  (10 children)

                Wow wtf thank you for posting this here. What the fuck happened America? Where is Obama right now? He better address this in the morning.

                [–]A-M-A-T-E-R-A-S-U 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                Where is Obama right now?

                either in bed or eating breakfast

                [–]Crippledstigma 17 points18 points  (2 children)

                We'll see if he isn't too busy transitioning. And if the media/Trump isn't too busy producing scandals that will block out any reason for them to cover this.

                More info:

                http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?p=11191

                also donation link from the camp I visited (they don't fuck around, they are committed, and the money goes directly into camp functions, though you can earmark the donations for food, camp media, winterization, etc.)

                http://www.ocetisakowincamp.org/

                [–]bearsnseals 5 points6 points  (3 children)

                I'm sure he's aware this has been escalating. My guess is he doesn't want to tarnish his reputation and bring attention to it right before he's out of office, so he's probably told the media not to cover it. Plus right before Thanksgiving...I'm sure there will be fluff pieces of news this week scattered with negative politics. They generally want everyone happy and feeling good so they'll be ready to purchase gifts and push money into the economy starting Friday. People don't spend if they're unhappy or stressed.

                [–]salfaris 4 points5 points  (2 children)

                He basically said about the issue "we will wait and see what happens" ... while people are beaten, pepper sprayed, arrested and assualted in every possible way by police.

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                    [–]chicken_N_ROFLs 15 points16 points  (10 children)

                    I want to believe that not all of them are soul-less, and they want a promising future for their kids/grandkids. I mean, if you're 60 and making millions, you're not gonna spend it all before you check out. Presumably your kin will get your money, but if you're gonna fuck them over with the environment, what's the point of securing their financial future?

                    [–]lordperiwinkle 24 points25 points  (8 children)

                    I'm 56, I am not making millions. I care deeply about the Earth. I consume as little as I can, buy as little stuff as I can. The environmental movement is stuffed with older folks. I am a member of my local Audubon Society where most of our time is spent on contacting polluters and politicians getting them to dial back their shit. I also belong to a mycological group. We spend scads of time walking around picking up trash folks leave in the woods. Guess what? Not a single person in either group is rich, or even well off and not one of us is under 48. Most are over 60. And we are passionate about saving the Earth...not for us, but for you, our kids, and their kids to come. It kills me to see the green spaces being eaten up, the sprawl, the general degradation. I think we all need to take a long hard look at our lives and think of what we all do that contributes to pollution and do what we can to lower our consumption of stuff and to demand renewable energy sources, use public transportation when possible, and quit buying so much disposable stuff. That includes you young 'uns.

                    [–]GoalpostsForJumpers 9 points10 points  (7 children)

                    Not a single person in either group is rich

                    This is the problem. People want to say it's male, white, or a generation that is the problem. No, it is the rich. And this is what everybody should be shouting. Instead, when the insanely rich say things people like (see Musk's futurism or Gates' charities) people go crazy because they are doing good. But the good/damage ratio by the rich is considerably worse than every other group.

                    And this is not because of some mystical property or abstract implicit psychology.

                    1. They have the material capacity to end poverty

                    2. A lot of money effects us negatively (e.g. less empathy) (Popsci writeup1 Popsci writeup2)

                    3. Some would say that the entire endeavour of wealth accumulation is pointless. Well being and material accumulation anti-correlate (meta analysis of 259 studies)

                    [–]lordperiwinkle 2 points3 points  (6 children)

                    I agree with you...up to a point. We need to recognize the good philanthropic work the wealthy have done and still do. Check out the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to see the work it does. Davis died in 1962 and Americans still benefit from his wealth.

                    No one knows exactly how the empathy thing works. I have had few interactions with truly wealthy people, but I have had piles with people of lesser means. In school it was not the richer kids going about bullying people, but the kids who were disadvantaged. My school days in a working class neighborhood were horrible...violence, rudeness, bullying was an every day occurrence.

                    Some might say that the entire endeavor of wealth accumulation is pointless, but I wonder how many who have accumulated great wealth actually feel that way. They say money does not buy happiness but from my own life I can report that when I have money I am happier than when without. I like the food, shelter, recreation, and tools that money buys. Money buys security.

                    I get your point about the damage the ultra wealthy cause. I am surprised somewhat that there have not been larger protests over the years.

                    [–]tossawayed321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                    They aren't all. It's just the people that vote would rather choose a different candidate because it was her turn.

                    [–]lordperiwinkle 9 points10 points  (10 children)

                    I'm over 45 and I don't want to die, either. Especially not from having the Earth fucked over by greed. More importantly, I don't want my kids or anyone else to die from global warming. Including all the animals and plants. I love this Earth, and I want it and its inhabitants to go on for a long long time with as much joy and health as possible. I see for myself the degradation in my lifetime of the environment. For instance the amount of birds from when I was a child in the 60s to now is horrific. I like Edward Abbey's slogan, I Stand For What I Stand On.

                    Climate change does apply to older people and it certainly applies to those who care about their progeny. Check out your local environmental groups, your Audubon members and such and you will find them stock full of older folks working their asses off to improve things. I have been recycling since the 70s, ( my Mom's b day is also Earth Day and she was a huge follower of Rachel Carson), grow much of my own food, don't drive a gas guzzler, and consume as little as possible. I think the demons you seek are not necessarily the elderly but the corporate leaders who seek profit overall. Of course, they cannot do what they do without a legion of workers under them, making their living by being the miners, the loggers, the oil field workers, the manufacturers of the goods, and then at the end where the consumer is. Think of the pollution caused by all the disposable stuff we use daily. Razors, plastic bottles, pens. Computers and phone manufacturing contributes to Earth's degradation. I have one pen. A Parker I have had since graduation. I use a food coop where I can refill my glass bottles for much of my food goods. I think many of us are blind to our sins of consumerism and how we each contribute to the problem.

                    Let me repeat, I love my kids, and I care about others too, like you. I want all of you to be able to live on a healthy, beautiful Earth, long after I am gone. And I know I am not a lone voice among older people. There is much we can do to help and bashing old folks is not one of them.

                    [–]dgrant92 1 point2 points  (1 child)

                    Parker makes outstanding pens, don't they! BTW Im 64 and have had a conscience regarding the environment since that became a social issue back in the 60s. Nixon signed the Clean Air and water bill. Keep up the good fight! Life is all about the choices we make, alone and as a nation and humans sharing this planet. I have faith we will work it out.

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                      [–]HighSorcerer 6 points7 points  (7 children)

                      I honestly did very briefly consider if I wanted to run for office on the platform of "I am 32, understand the internet and the way the world is changing, and am not a politician." I feel I may have gotten a lot of votes until people learned anything else about me.

                      [–]Russelsteapot42 4 points5 points  (4 children)

                      'Grab em by the pussy' didn't stop Trump.

                      Go get 'em, tiger.

                      [–]altacct10288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                      Yeah, but that lingering meth habit might.

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                          [–]ZenProZen 35 points36 points  (7 children)

                          Well to be fair, and I know the downvotes will come in a flood but fuck it..

                          It's not just old people. Everyone on Reddit is also to blame. We gladly buy consumer goods wasting trillions of tons of water and requiring industrial levels of production and transport.

                          We also spend time on a platform requiring constant power and access it using using electronic devices which consume power. Power generation is the most carbon intensive activity and also requires the most use of water.

                          Let's not just blame old people when half of our generation are using the greatest technological devices in history to keep up to date with the Kardashians.

                          $ for $ and Kw for Kw my Dad is probably far more carbon neutral than I am. I would wager all grandparents probably are; the eat less, buy less clothes, travel less, have less consumer products and own less electronic devices. They eat less fast food, less meat and conserve more. They use less energy overall. Let's not forget that the temperature of the world is now increasing exponentially. That means it is the arrival of the newer generations causing it. It is our insistence on our lifestyle.

                          Each time you buy a cotton T shirt, access the internet and eat a hamburger you are part of the problem whilst condemning politicians. I also do these things but I am self aware enough not to blame politicians for the micro-changes I should be making.

                          As an example of the cognitive dissonance in the West...

                          I am asked to purchase energy saving lightbulbs to support efforts to curb climate change. I do. Happy to help. I have 14 lightbulbs in my house.

                          Meanwhile in Las Vegas there is an estimated 15,000 miles of neon tubing alone.

                          “Each new Las Vegas resident will need 20,000 kWh of electricity a year. That will be 400,000 megawatts at a cost of $40,000,000 a year producing 160,000,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum.” For scope, the average American household uses 10,660 kWh/year. Residents and guests at The City Centre are projected to consume TWICE THAT AMOUNT!

                          https://green.thefuntimesguide.com/las_vegas_energy_use/

                          So is the problem really politicians or is the problem us?

                          Everyone wants to save the planet except when it curbs their particular habits.

                          I don't want to give up my car / motorbike / online gaming / travelling the world by plane / sneakers / T shirt / red meat / fish / pets / insert thing that contributes to global warming unnecessarily

                          or

                          I am happy to help but I don't want to pay more for food / medicine / devices / clothes / energy

                          [–]Rewardoffered 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                          I agree with you and it's a frustrating thing. I think the solution has to come from govts - we need a wider action on alternative energies, a reduction in non essential consumer goods, sustainable food etc etc.

                          I find it easy to have completely reduced my spending to food/basics because I already have everything from years of wasteful spending. How do I say to a developing nation or even just people who are younger than me that they shouldn't do what I have done?

                          I travel through people's photos now, but I want to go places too. It's a long way to row a boat.

                          I think I am doing what I can, until I really, really want something else. Is it enough?

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                            [–]Dragon_yum 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                            There are plenty of young guy who would also sell the planet for money, it's just that the old ones are in charge.

                            [–]lewisisgud 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                            I've said this exact thing to people for years. The first part, not the second part.

                            [–]Tilotic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                            Hi,

                            I'm under 45 and I don't want to die.

                            [–]NeverSthenic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                            "I'm under 45 and my grandchildren will be fine, because I'm making deals to secure their futures with monopolies on fuel and fresh water. WAIT I MEAN I'M ONE OF YOU."

                            [–]poppajay 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                            Who'd have thought the reddit community would up-vote "old people don't give a shit about anyone but themselves" ageist bullshit.

                            Because of course that once you hit a certain age you completely stop giving a shit about your children or your grand-children or the common good.

                            [–]lordperiwinkle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                            yeah. I'm 56 and I could give a shit about my four sons and their future.

                            [–]IBlackKiteI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                            After a day of stumbling across more crap than usual on the internet this was one of the best put statements I've seen in ages so thanks I guess.

                            [–]ninjamunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                            I'll be right back. Got to run for parliament!

                            [–]xtfftc 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                            It's a matter of economic class, not age. There's plenty of under 45s who don't care because they know they will still have it good enough. It's the poor who will suffer.

                            [–]RemingtonSnatch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                            Old and/or wealthy/powerful. Those with the means won't be hurt.

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                              [–]AllLooseAndFunky 285 points286 points  (23 children)

                              They all know it's real. But it'll cost too much money to fix, you know, right now. These old bastards know they'll be dead before it causes any mass effect. So let's make our money, and leave it for the next generation.

                              [–]Alpacasaurus_Rekt 85 points86 points  (14 children)

                              To be fair, that does sound like the plot of Mass Effect. Politicians refusing to believe in the real threat until it's almost too late to fix anything. Let's hope this world has its own Commander Shepard.

                              [–]zoppp 99 points100 points  (7 children)

                              Except it's not one person saying it's a threat, it's the entire scientific community.

                              [–]writeral 66 points67 points  (3 children)

                              And what has science ever done for anyone?

                              "I was elected to lead not read!"

                              [–]TheRealSpidey 15 points16 points  (2 children)

                              "Now I serve my own greed, not the planet's need!"

                              [–]TM3-PO 14 points15 points  (1 child)

                              "You don't have to pass an IQ test to be a senator"

                              [–]Psynixx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                              The number of things wrong with that statement... Bill Mather's face really summed it up well

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                                [–]DeepPurpleDevil 23 points24 points  (1 child)

                                Like the ministry of magic refused to believe Voldemort was back until he pretty much destroyed the ministry

                                [–]ITACHIourlordnsavior 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                                Yo deadass, watching that movie right now! Damn that's weird. This always happens!!!

                                [–]beefninja 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                                I feel like this is the plot for like 50% of fantasy and sci-fi fiction I have read/watched/played.

                                [–]KronoakSCG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                I volunteer if it means i get to be with half the chicks my character did

                                [–]IBlackKiteI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                Uhh....ok a terrible imminent threat about to destroy everything while an oblivious bureaucracy fumbles around whilst a lone hero crusades to warn of the coming danger? That's like every disaster movie or fictional work with some sort of impending doom ever.

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                                  [–]impr0mptu 29 points30 points  (2 children)

                                  Classic case of hide it under the bed for mom to find later.

                                  [–]erik-01 19 points20 points  (0 children)

                                  problem is, politicians are there because they got their votes. they do not grow on trees. if there are politicians that push for not preventing global warming, it's because there are people that voted them and support them. when preventing global warming will be at the center of the political debate, then something will be done.

                                  [–]nonmillenial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                  Except now it's more cost efficient to use solar...

                                  [–]Snapple_A_Day 3 points4 points  (1 child)

                                  Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert) discusses the 'the cost is too much to fix right now' economic stance of solving global warming on Joe Rogan's podcast.

                                  Just for the sake of looking at things from a different perspective it's an interesting discussion.

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                                    [–]spockofwesteros 27 points28 points  (9 children)

                                    How big is this? It looks small. Is it small or it just looks like that because of the angle?

                                    [–]DarNak 10 points11 points  (3 children)

                                    Not sure if it's in the same scale, but this piece's scale has a reference. Link. Perhaps around the same size?

                                    [–]spockofwesteros 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                                    I think the website is down. I cant visit the link

                                    [–]DarNak 0 points1 point  (1 child)

                                    Weird it works for me. Imgur.

                                    [–]spockofwesteros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                    thanks. its working now for some reason. anywas thanks for the reupload

                                    And yes, that is some good art

                                    [–]Samothrace_[S] 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                    It is as small as it looks. As another commenter mentioned, there is a similar piece called "Waiting for climate change" installed in what looks like a moat around a castle. Sorry, I don't know all the details - just saw this pic, loved it and thought I'd share.

                                    [–]spockofwesteros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                    Ok thanks. I like it very much. It's subtle and not so subtle at the same time. And it manages to get the point through. Good stuff

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                                      [–]3D_bartholomew 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                      I love how many of them have already gone under and are still debating.

                                      [–]Samothrace_[S] 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                      I just realized it's impossible to try to respond to so many people when something gets to the top page, so I'll just say it once here : The title in the post is not the artists original title. The original artists title is "Electoral Campaign". "Waiting for Global Warming" is the pieces common, or "street name" (also the name cited on wikipedia). That being said, the common name supports the theme of the larger art installation that this piece is a part of and he has a very similar large piece that is actually called "Waiting for climate change". Google it if you care. I posted this on an art sub, not a political one. Sorry, I can't keep it off your front page. If I could add comments to image posts with more details of the artist and his work I would have. If you really want to know what his message is and what he's trying to do, and not just angry because you don't believe in climate change, check here (http://cementeclipses.com/works/) or wiki his name.

                                      [–]AliceTrippDaGain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                      Politicians are easy targets, changing the title has an impact on the artists intentions. "Follow the leaders is a critical reflection on our inertia as a social mass. Representing a social stereotype associated with power compound businessmen who run the global social spectrum. I worked with a great team of people that have helped me to realize this project."

                                      [–]Merari01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                      Hy Brasil is not sinking!

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJh6EQ5gv7g

                                      [–]alexpheno 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                                      Hy Brasil is not Sinking!

                                      [–]gibbonacci 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                                      Looks a bit like a live action version of exeggcute

                                      [–]Snokus 22 points23 points  (17 children)

                                      While I agree that a lot of politicians are real bastards on this issue I think painting everyone with the same brush is just worsening the problem.

                                      I know reddit likes it regular "all sides are shit, horseshoe theory, etc etc" but its important that we acknowlegde and support politicians that believe in climate change and are willing to fight to stop it, even if they aren't perfect in every other regard. Maybe they're even horrible, but that won't matter if our planet is inhabitable at the end of the day so maybe, just maybe hold your nose and vote for that bastard that is willing to do the things neccesary to save ourselves. Even if it means putting a nutter like Stein in office, atleast we wont be dead before the end of the century.

                                      Without going into the usual political tribalism I think its neccesary to acknowledge a few things. The right of the political spectrum generally provide us with politicians(and supporters) that are less willing to believe in or otherwise actively ignore the fact that we are killing ourselves. The sooner we can admit that fact we can get it behind us.

                                      Just fucking vote in the people that atleast acknowledge and will do a minimum to lessen the impact of the largest threat to humanity since the invention of nukes and put aside the squabbly shit till later, when we're all alive. Even if it means you're gonna be ranted on by the "PC-police" just suck it up, be the bigger man and roll your irritation and that little voice telling you to vote orange, let it build up to a nice little grudge that you can unleash at a better time. Say like when we don't face an existential threat any more.

                                      [–]caliburdeath 19 points20 points  (11 children)

                                      politicians that believe in climate change are part of the sculpture. They'll continue to argue, unable to take real action in the face of the deniers. People need to act for themselves.

                                      [–]Tyalou 5 points6 points  (10 children)

                                      Actually, posting picture on reddit and complaining on politicians doing nothing is being part of the sculpture.

                                      We are all in the same boat and no: politics won't solved much in the next decades. Everyone should try to focus on their vicinity and try to find ways to make local changes.

                                      I'm typing this at work and it's depressing because I shouldn't be doing what I do to have a meaningful impact on the picture and yet, if I don't work I won't have any means to have an impact either. The vicious circle is hard to break that's the reason why I'm going for 1 year off trying to meet people with real solutions: visiting Costa Rica which can sustain on renewable energy only or Brasil working on the amazon forest. I hope to find some answer outside of my little bubble.

                                      [–]d85d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                      This is exactly the kind of horseshit that gets climate change people dismissed. No, we aren't going to put society in the hands of a "nutter" to solve the global warming apocalypse that is always conveniently 10-15 years away. These sorts of fatalistic arguments inevitably become ways for far-left people to rationalize how they are the saviors and a vote for anyone else is a vote for global holocaust.

                                      Society faces existential threats aside from the one that preoccupies you, and politicians with the savior complex you describe almost always succumb to flimsy science that supports it (e.g. Al Gore).

                                      [–]TheDocJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                      Part of the problem is that it is very difficult to seperate out those politicians who really do take it seriously from those who see spouting the rhetoric as a vote-winner in their particular scenario - particularly if it allows them to grab votes from a more honest opponent who would have taken genuine action given the chance, but didn't try and skirt round the downsides of such action.

                                      I've seen far too many politicians (David Cameron are you listenning?) who were keen to talk the talk, but came up with endless excuses when it actually came to walking the walk.

                                      [–]Tyalou 2 points3 points  (2 children)

                                      I don't understand how someone doesn't believe in climate change... I mean, you need 2 curves :

                                      The population's one: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Population_curve.svg

                                      The temperature's one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T_comp_61-90.pdf

                                      I guess they don't believe in population's growth?!

                                      [–]SeaSquirrel 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                                      To be fair, correlation doesn't equal causation. But we have so much evidence to prove causation, you would have to be delusional and cherrypick anything you can find to believe climate change isnt real.

                                      [–]Tyalou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                      Fair enough. You have a point.

                                      [–]j3nbu 8 points9 points  (3 children)

                                      Politicians are not going to solve the problem. Technology is really the only thing that can.

                                      [–]Fascists_Blow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                      Technology doesn't solve problems, it simply provides options, both good and bad.

                                      People can either solve the problem or suffer the consequences for failure.

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                                        [–]posidonius_of_rhodes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                        Must have been made in the early 90s

                                        [–]ultratonik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                        "Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam

                                        and admit that the waters around you have grown"

                                        [–]Harleydamienson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                        Can't see an orange toupee floating anywhere, probably not even in the discussion.

                                        [–]killianfaust 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                                        Where is the sculpture before the meeting, showing hundreds if not thousands of politicians flying to these meetings in transportation that causes more damage to the environment than that of billions of everyday Humans could ever do...you can call that one "Summer's Eve Newest Scent, Hypocrisy" I'll say again, who is worse, the person who denies it and lives their lives as normal or the ones who believe it, yet REFUSE to change their lifestyles?

                                        [–]ATHEoST 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Logic will get you nowhere here on reddit.

                                        [–]TobiDaDog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Reminds me of that scene in the last Narnia book where the dwarves had so wholeheartedly convinced themselves that they were in a barn that they were blind to the beautiful land they had been transported too-you could shove flowers under their noses and they'd scream that that nasty hay had thistles in it.

                                        [–]Mundo_Official 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                        Trump will be withdrawing all funding due to climate change from UN within first 100 days.

                                        [–]Provesiamafool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Dammit you kids! Can't you fix everything my generation screwed up trying to live like kings?

                                        [–]__word_clouds__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Word cloud out of all the comments.

                                        I hope you like it

                                        [–]danteoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'.

                                        [–]jdontom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        LOL I see Bernie at his summer cottage..

                                        [–]danieldust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        I love this so much. I find art that has a message the most meaningful because I can feel the artist's immediacy and conviction.

                                        [–]Botryllus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Where is this? And can someone put a duplicate in DC and Florida?

                                        [–]ColorlessHuman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        Who would have thought a goddamn puddle could be used this way?

                                        [–]dominaustin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                        He got the hair color wrong, and the likeness is off on the guy on the left. I fixed it. https://i.redd.it/sve3sanmx1zx.jpg

                                        [–]drunkenbrawler 7 points8 points  (2 children)

                                        I would like to see the Donald as an addition to this one, with him sitting in a golden throne pushing down all the other leaders and with his hands covering his eyes and ears.

                                        [–]AliceTrippDaGain 4 points5 points  (5 children)

                                        OP is a liar. It is not called "Politicians debating global warming."

                                        [–]MilesSlaineYoAss 6 points7 points  (3 children)

                                        Then What it is called

                                        [–]AliceTrippDaGain 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                                        Its from a much larger piece called 'Follow the leader' comprised of around 2000 sculptures in what looks like a ruined city. This part of it has no name.

                                        [–]MilesSlaineYoAss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                        So creepy...

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                                          [–]oddtoddious 2 points3 points  (1 child)

                                          Awesome concept but the life size people in the reflection kinda ruin it for me.

                                          [–]HitlerWasVeryCool 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                                          Close ur eyes then

                                          [–]servohahn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                                          Implying that facts are up for debate.

                                          [–]TheIlluminati16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Urrrrrghhh... Trypophobia.....

                                          [–]lastdaysofdairy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          politicians debating continental drift

                                          [–]Moneypunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          The one black-haired guy in the middle is like,"F it...if we're goin down, who's goin down on me?!"

                                          [–]leminhhuong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Wow where do they come from??

                                          [–]Davy_Wavy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Looking at the scale, those are some tiny politicians.

                                          [–]fffeejjj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          I don't understand, is it just 1 sculpture that connects on the bottom and he stuck it in a puddle?

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                                          [–]Janiss8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          But in which country? In my country the effects of global warming does not appear like this, it is all about extreme hot weather. I do not know if the artist lives in Alaska or somewhere but however I like the idea and artwork.

                                          [–]Epic_Hot_Cheese 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          "The Chinese engineered global warming!"

                                          [–]LegendNoJabroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          We should stop using electricity , we are the problem.

                                          [–]TheDocJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Somehow, this reminded me of a bunch of economists

                                          [–]PRESTIGENPURE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          This picture is giving me a HEADache

                                          [–]those2badguys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Replace water with cash and it's spot-on.

                                          [–]downonthesecond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Which countries have flooding from climate change? How far out from the coast should I buy to get beach front property?

                                          [–]lostinmalazan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Funny part is you don't have to blame politicians. Individuals could just lower their own carbon footprint but keep waiting on government to force them to.

                                          [–]brofistr 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                                          they would totally do that

                                          [–]bigpandas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Looks like Eggsecute in PokemonGo

                                          [–]ppall6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          That is so cool but wired at the same time

                                          [–]rasinfran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          the titanic took less losses. at least it was a ship

                                          [–]8996 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Thanks for sharing. Just FYI that is not the correct title according to the guy's website, it's The Election Campaign

                                          [–]scribbler8491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          This sculpture demonstrates what I've been saying for years: The number-one cause of climate science denial is male pattern baldness.

                                          [–]DongleLeaf 0 points1 point  (2 children)

                                          This is actually called "follow the leaders" http://cementeclipses.com/Works/follow-the-leaders/

                                          Misleading title

                                          [–]Squirrel0988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

                                          Isn't it called Climate Change now?

                                          [–]Verlito 0 points1 point  (3 children)

                                          Its so funny all of you are so smart in your own heads, but I guarantee none of you have actually read any of the shit you preach. Not trying to swing any opinions, just hoping some of you realize how uninformed you are when you tell others how stupid they are.

                                          [–]imsureyoumeantwell 1 point2 points  (2 children)

                                          Who is this directed to? Sounds a bit preachy to me.

                                          [–]Cybercommie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

                                          It is preachy and it is right. The truth is that we are over the tipping point and the effects of climate change are accelerating very rapidly. The temp at the north pole now is about 3 below where is should be 20 below, the amount of methane emitted from Siberia alone is in excess of the biggest extinction event ever, the Permian extinction when 98% of all life died and our oceans are dying and they will never recover.

                                          Needless to say some numptie will disagree with this on a very fundamental and expert level and I will be shot down in flames.

                                          But who cares about you, you or you? Natures certainly doesn't and it too late to tell Gaia otherwise.

                                          I don't give two shits about swinging anyone opinions, nobody's opinions on anything at all are important at all anymore.

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