I have been reflecting lately on the way we obsess about issues. 'We' meaning, in this case, 'the American social organism as reflected in media and personal interaction
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and I would add, in its inability, in America anyway, to say no. There is not much out there about reduction in consumption. That is one of the differences in the way we are handling the issue, and some EU countries. On the other side of the pond they simply say to themselves, "ok, enough. We will need to stop now."
What you're probably feeling is....dionysusdevoteeDecember 12 2007, 17:45:31 UTC
What Jerry Mander put so well when he pointed out the blind acceptance of new technologies. The law for selling a product is; First create an absolute need in the consumer for the product (IF you don't support our (wind farm, legislation, hybrid car, whatever, not only will you kill all your children, but you'll end life on earth alltogether
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I think some of that single mindedness can be attributed to how our representative system works. When the electorate is singing a million different tunes, the leaders can play the wedge issue game to stay elected and basically run things the way they want to. When the electorate is singing one tune the leaders have to listen, but that tune gets reduced to something simple enough that everyone can sing.
On the other hand I think we are better off with an oversimplified global warming/environmentalist movement rather than none at all.
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novel idea.
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On the other hand I think we are better off with an oversimplified global warming/environmentalist movement rather than none at all.
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