tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post1936161966825674316..comments2024-03-27T21:12:31.654-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: What A MessLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-91410782939448976312017-07-23T17:32:30.663-04:002017-07-23T17:32:30.663-04:00It seems that as long as our politicians are willi...It seems that as long as our politicians are willing simply to tinker around the edges, Mound, nothing will change. My cynical bet is on chaos.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-37169719383624908682017-07-23T17:30:55.393-04:002017-07-23T17:30:55.393-04:00Our inability to see the big picture seems to be o...Our inability to see the big picture seems to be one of our greatest shortcomings as a species, Owen.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-11853364656871134292017-07-23T15:35:54.386-04:002017-07-23T15:35:54.386-04:00We see our individual bottles, Lorne. We never see...We see our individual bottles, Lorne. We never see the collective piles of rubbish to which we contribute.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-55782832851069070252017-07-23T15:07:52.864-04:002017-07-23T15:07:52.864-04:00It's becoming increasingly obvious that, if we...It's becoming increasingly obvious that, if we wish our civilization to survive, we will have to accept radical change in the manner of our organization - socially, politically, economically and industrially. We have progressed, quite unconsciously, under systems rooted in 18th century economics, 19th century industrialism and 20th century geopolitics that once brought us prosperity and ease but have, harnessed to neoliberal forces, brought us to the cliff's edge.<br /><br />At long last climate scientists are coming to address our predicament inclusively by recognizing the other two great existential threats - overpopulation and over-consumption - as interwoven, even synergistic.<br /><br />While our political caste still clings to gestural responses it's hard to find a leading climate scientist today who thinks anything short of radical change won't lead to civilizational collapse.<br /><br />We have a choice - change or chaos. Chaos is the default option.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com