The balance of power or what you call unfair is the point. A tiny woman with a gun can defend against a towering brute of a man. A black man was able to fend off racist attackers like the KKK so long as his right to ownership was not infringed.
As for climate, the debate about whether there was/is damage isn't the right place to argue. It is what is the urgency (low) and what are the best methods to address it (not blocking economic progress). Fear is no way to win this debate but that is what the alarmists tend to peddle.
