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Just so you know, I truly care. And I have made some serious choices in life to do my very best to contribute to changing for the better.
First, I left the US. It is a culture that promotes consumption on a gluttonous and irresponsible level, merely to promote capitalism. It is a system on self-destruct. SADLY we will all go down with it.
Secondly, I choose to live a simple life. I bike to work. I take public transport when I can. I buy things that don’t come in absurd amounts of packaging, and I try to listen to other ways to make a change.
But ultimately, it is all in vein. I am like the rest of those that somehow care but don’t know how to really change this extraordinary crisis we are heading for. AND I deeply regret passing on a plant to children that will be rot with environmental problems, simply because of a gluttonous lifestyle promoted by a capitalist society.
Good for you Donna
You have a cool outlook and I’m sure a bright future
Just do what you can; yes it is sad the legacy we leave for our children, my heart goes out to someone as young as you
We are “global environmental abusers” by default
This problem has a history that was never in our hands
We were told to be productive it’s drummed into us from birth
Our cultures our religions all tell us this
If we are to address global warming in a radical fashion, then there will be more losers than winners
And that‘s not the sort of thing and government wants to implement on its own
It has to be conscientious of the whole planet; this could mean a global industrial downturn
Can you really see that happening?
When we can’t agree on whether, global warming is really happening or whether it’s perhaps some natural cycle the plant is putting into place to adjust to our impact,
My worry is that if we act in haste without understanding what’s really happening to her eco system
Then we might put the planet into a chaotic political spin, which might see us going to war, to get those countries into line that don’t support the idea of radical industrial downturn.
What ever happens we need to come together in a global way, set aside differences, so that we can take care of our planet, I’m ever hopeful that we can do this; history shows our species has true grit when faced with insurmountable odds
That time well soon be upon us
Watch this space
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