Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair Archived Message
Posted by Willem on October 22, 2019, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair"
As far as I can see, the legions terribly concerned about use of plastics, global warming and cruelty to mammals are still flying on holiday, using cars and think a bus or taxi is "friendly" to trees etc. They buy their double packed cheese-straws from Morrisons or vegan dehydrated okra £3.50 a pack but feel less guilty about the latter. There's a great urge "to do something" - visible to both comrades and enemies - other than make genuine personal sacrifices. That's just smearing everyone concerned with the same brush. Doubtless this is true about some but for many I know, including myself, this is nonsense. What I do see is loads of completely unconcerned people, whether rich or poor, carrying on driving, flying, heating their homes (air conditioning in summer), polluting, as if their actions all make no difference. Much of it being done for entertainment and self-indulgence (we do not actually need air-con, nor 20+ degrees in our rooms). And for Tman: they may even be very dignified while doing these activities, and not in any way panicking. But what do you actually wish for? If a small group of people (activists) make genuine sacrifices but the rest of the world carries on as before regardless, that's clearly not sufficient. Further, I can easily see them being ridiculed as wanting to go back to the stone age.
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- Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - John Monro October 21, 2019, 5:52 am
- Yes John, we're going to make it. Just much fewer, and much chastened. On a living planet that's - Rhisiart Gwilym October 21, 2019, 9:27 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 21, 2019, 9:25 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 12:50 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 22, 2019, 3:44 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - dan October 22, 2019, 8:09 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Thomas Newfield October 22, 2019, 10:53 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - walter October 22, 2019, 11:20 am
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 12:48 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - dan October 22, 2019, 5:46 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - turtleman October 22, 2019, 5:42 pm
- Re: Why, like Greta Thunberg, I despair - Willem October 22, 2019, 11:28 am
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