You say this like the climate hasn't changed so much in the last 50 years that AC has gone from a luxury to a necessity in many parts of the world.
A substantial and growing portion of the planet is inhospitable to human life without AC.
A substantial and growing portion of the planet is inhospitable to human life without AC.
Empirically it has not. Just because Americans who aren't acclimatized to high temperatures "need" A/C, doesn't mean it's a necessity, considering people living in far hotter climates do without.
Doesn't matter if they'll die without it, doesn't matter if you feel they should be forced to have one. The reality doesn't care about your feelings.