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Posted by Kris Krieger on July 18, 2007, 2:10 am
>>
>>> Michael Bulatovich wrote:
>>>> It's not rock, paper, scissors:
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/35x68k
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Solar scientists predict that, by 2020, the sun will be starting
>>>> into its weakest Schwabe solar cycle of the past two centuries,
>>>> likely leading to unusually cool conditions on Earth. Beginning to
>>>> plan for adaptation to such a cool period, one which may continue
>>>> well beyond one 11-year cycle, as did the Little Ice Age, should be
>>>> a priority for governments. It is global cooling, not warming, that
>>>> is the major climate threat to the world, especially Canada."
>>>>
>>>> I knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm more concerned with environmental degradation than anything.
>>> If the politics are such that they make global warming an excuse for
>>> correcting global degradation, then I might be cool with that and
>>> warm up to any plans in that regard.
>>>
>>
>> I agree. Pollutants cause various sorts of damage to biological
>> organisms,
>> and clear, uncontravertical evidence of this damage is showing up in
>> both animals and humans.
>>
>> It's extremely irritating (no pun intendd) when people use denials of
>> global warming as some sort of license to spew pollutants willy-nilly
>> into the air, water, and ground. Animal popultions are the
>> proverbial "canary in the coal mine", and people's **choice** to
>> trivialize animal indicators is only coming back to harm their own
>> children - and, as they age and become more susceptable to
>> pollutants, themselves as well. But then all they do is whine and
>> cry about how 'the governemnt" should have done "something" or should
>> do "something" - as long as they don't have to bear any of the burden
>> for problems they themselves created.
>>
>> Global Warming is, in many ways, a diversion from the immediate
>> consequences of pollution. It's become a sound-bite substitute for
>> pollution issues - people who want to place their own immediate
>> profit (or lazyassedness, or whatever) over even their own, and their
>> children's, halth, now use the cry "Global warming is a sham" to
>> justify the poisoning of any and every environment (which inevitably
>> ends up meaning, Anyplace where humans can live).
>>
>> You'd think people would be smart enough to try to preserve thier
>> own, and their children's and grandchildren's, health and wuality of
>> life - but, Nope, they're too stupid to do even that.
>
> It seems as though the thinking is constantly immediate consequences
> rather than long term consequences, because "other people can worry
> about that stuff, while I make my millions". It's not so much
> capitalism, as it is individualism, or maybe egoism is a better word.
>
You're exactly right. Most people give little, if any, thought to
consequences. And yes, 'egotism' *is* the better word.
In the end, for all the lip-service people pay to how much "the nation"
cherishes children, well, let's just say that actions speak more loudly
than words...
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