Insightful points from the research but just points to the problem of politics as usual doesn’t solve anything. Both Republicans and Democrats are only in office for their own power and fame. They are no longer in public service but to serve themselves. Honesty, I think climate change is number one and can only be solved by all countries working together rather than isolating and pissing them all off as Trump is doing. If we keep increasing the earth’s temperature, depleting topsoil, and poisoning our water, we will be extinct soon anyway. I know my daughter and her generation are reluctant to bring children into this dying world. Musk, Bezos, and other billionaires want to escape to Mars and mine other planets and asteroids because they’ve given up on a sustainable Earth. The constant need to grow an economy is not sustainable. A dystopian future is just around the bend. That is why people are feeling so powerless, in my opinion.
Nina, I don't disagree with your assessment of the problem of politics, though I think there are some Republicans and Democrats that sincerely serve in the public interest, especially at the local and state level of government. But what is the solution to this problem? Seems like we have three alternatives: 1) throw up our hands and give up, let the future unfold as it does, 2) revolt and violently overthrow the powers that be, 3) try to make things better, accepting that much is beyond our control, be grateful for small victories, don't let perfection get in the way of good enough. I'm sorry to believe that stopping global warming and its consequences is beyond the capability of human beings. We haven't evolved enough as a species to cooperate on a planetary, multi-generational scale. Sad, but that's the way I see it. I hope to be proven wrong.
Insightful points from the research but just points to the problem of politics as usual doesn’t solve anything. Both Republicans and Democrats are only in office for their own power and fame. They are no longer in public service but to serve themselves. Honesty, I think climate change is number one and can only be solved by all countries working together rather than isolating and pissing them all off as Trump is doing. If we keep increasing the earth’s temperature, depleting topsoil, and poisoning our water, we will be extinct soon anyway. I know my daughter and her generation are reluctant to bring children into this dying world. Musk, Bezos, and other billionaires want to escape to Mars and mine other planets and asteroids because they’ve given up on a sustainable Earth. The constant need to grow an economy is not sustainable. A dystopian future is just around the bend. That is why people are feeling so powerless, in my opinion.
Nina, I don't disagree with your assessment of the problem of politics, though I think there are some Republicans and Democrats that sincerely serve in the public interest, especially at the local and state level of government. But what is the solution to this problem? Seems like we have three alternatives: 1) throw up our hands and give up, let the future unfold as it does, 2) revolt and violently overthrow the powers that be, 3) try to make things better, accepting that much is beyond our control, be grateful for small victories, don't let perfection get in the way of good enough. I'm sorry to believe that stopping global warming and its consequences is beyond the capability of human beings. We haven't evolved enough as a species to cooperate on a planetary, multi-generational scale. Sad, but that's the way I see it. I hope to be proven wrong.