Exactly.......the special interest groups are running this country - greed sucks, but I'm not going there. I just think we need to be aware of the wonderful gift God has provided for us, and try to keep it as pristine as possible for our children and our children's children. Living in the Smokeys has taught me how much the air sucks, and anyone thinking that the internal combustion engine running on fossil fuels is "THE ANSWER" needs to do some thinking...........I'm hoping our children do. My reply was mainly about what I percieved to be the attitude projected......................Not good, IMHO.
Waintin' for our kids to show us how stupid we are,
mud
I agree Mud,... I truly do. I think we need to apply some discretion to our actions,.... we need to be responsible,... but I see it in a slightly different light.
People want to fix the greenhouse effect, global warming, the whole in the ozone layer, acidic oceans, air pollution, acid rain, the melting of the glaciers, the eradication of idigenous species,... and on and on and on,... I have the solution,.... birth control in third world countries.
Get the Pope to endorse Birth Control. Then, grab a cold beer and watch the worlds ecosystem return to a happy state. Mother Nature is no idiot,... WE are the pollutant that is gumming up the works,... just sheer numbers folks,.... She knows,... and She has her own immune system,... Viruses. Give it time,... the more our planet is crowded, the more people are crammed into places on top of one another in squalor,... the more terrible plagues She will unleash. Something is wrong when starvation is at record levels, but those same areas most heavily impacted by starvation also have record birth rates on a global basis. I believe in philanthropy, and helping your fellow man, I truly do. But I believe in helping people, not enabling them. Their was a woman arrested, and sued in New York for offering Crack addicted mothers money to have thier tubes tied to avoid the birth of more crack addicted babies. I applauded her efforts. SHe had a group of 4 or 5 doctors who performed the surgeries at no cost, and provided quality after care for the women, and on top of all this, the group gave the mothers cash when all was said and done. I felt it was brilliant. I think that type of approach needs to be enacted on a global scale. "sure we will help you", "we will help you help yourselves". Why do we spend billions of dollars annually on foriegn aide to provide food to a starving family of 5, and then in a years time that same family is a starving family of 6, then 7, and 8.... it has to stop.
Just my .02
