From Sri Lanka recently to Germany in very short order, everything green and righteous appears to be circling the drain... and leaders want more of it faster and harder while not learning from these outcomes.
We live in frightening times indeed.
Meanwhile it appears the majority just bobs along like a bunch of little floaties in the ocean, up and down, going wherever they think they are going without a question or concern.
Perhaps they are waiting for Sri Lanakan type conditions hitting them in the face to finally get off their butts and do something.
Normal people don't have a lot of opportunities to glean the truth behind all the green enthusiasm. There is no reason for them to look for these opportunities. Green sounds good, it ends there. The media is not talking about the drawbacks, politicians would rather bite their hands off than admit them, there's a very convenient culprit right now, so yes, it is frightening, indeed.
Normal people prefer to be led around by the nose. Real information with documented facts is out there. Critical thinking and how to research for information is a skill we sorely need.
But once you understand from a normal persons view there is nothing, they can do for the most part.
Great that you borrowed from the excellent and underrated comedy "Parks and Rec", and the particular quote you referenced is hillariously appropriate. But also sad, since our collective reality has gotten so ridiculous. Brett Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast: . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yv8zGzzLpg ) thinks our leaders have become so crazy and incompetent that its a "rush the cockpit moment" (I.e., passengers on a hijacked airplane)
He may well be right. Think about all the things happening that, in Parks and Rec, were satire of magnificent proportions. Now they're reality. Jamms are running the show and that's not good.
I remember a time when being green meant wanting to address common sense environmental issues like clean water, taking lead out of petrol, finding alternatives to toxic insecticides or not fishing species to the edge of extinction.
With environmentalism having been seamlessly spun into climate concern and energy being demonized I feel we are being corralled into accepting energy poverty for the common man or woman. Wait until those smart meters start rationing European energy usage this winter one way or another.
From Sri Lanka recently to Germany in very short order, everything green and righteous appears to be circling the drain... and leaders want more of it faster and harder while not learning from these outcomes.
We live in frightening times indeed.
Meanwhile it appears the majority just bobs along like a bunch of little floaties in the ocean, up and down, going wherever they think they are going without a question or concern.
Perhaps they are waiting for Sri Lanakan type conditions hitting them in the face to finally get off their butts and do something.
Normal people don't have a lot of opportunities to glean the truth behind all the green enthusiasm. There is no reason for them to look for these opportunities. Green sounds good, it ends there. The media is not talking about the drawbacks, politicians would rather bite their hands off than admit them, there's a very convenient culprit right now, so yes, it is frightening, indeed.
Normal people prefer to be led around by the nose. Real information with documented facts is out there. Critical thinking and how to research for information is a skill we sorely need.
But once you understand from a normal persons view there is nothing, they can do for the most part.
Great that you borrowed from the excellent and underrated comedy "Parks and Rec", and the particular quote you referenced is hillariously appropriate. But also sad, since our collective reality has gotten so ridiculous. Brett Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast: . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yv8zGzzLpg ) thinks our leaders have become so crazy and incompetent that its a "rush the cockpit moment" (I.e., passengers on a hijacked airplane)
He may well be right. Think about all the things happening that, in Parks and Rec, were satire of magnificent proportions. Now they're reality. Jamms are running the show and that's not good.
“Diversificationary” is a fantastic new word!
I think it's necessary as well, with diversification becoming so important these days.
your concise and accurate prose please me ! thank you
I remember a time when being green meant wanting to address common sense environmental issues like clean water, taking lead out of petrol, finding alternatives to toxic insecticides or not fishing species to the edge of extinction.
With environmentalism having been seamlessly spun into climate concern and energy being demonized I feel we are being corralled into accepting energy poverty for the common man or woman. Wait until those smart meters start rationing European energy usage this winter one way or another.
Those were good times.