tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post3503823691950731462..comments2024-03-29T10:02:52.586-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: "The Right Side Of History"Lornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-80656588491361359882019-11-08T13:27:30.629-05:002019-11-08T13:27:30.629-05:00There are far too many politicians who pander to p...There are far too many politicians who pander to people's desire to have their cake and eat it too, Mound. That may be good for careers but very, very bad for the rest of us. Ms. Ardern has talked about being a role model for others; there are few apt pupil willing to take the lesson, however.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-69829524105833883572019-11-08T12:23:34.956-05:002019-11-08T12:23:34.956-05:00New Zealand, barring some major resource discovery...New Zealand, barring some major resource discovery, is no petro-state. They're not Canada. We are on of the top ten major emitters in total emissions. The graph depicted here illustrates this. https://www.wri.org/blog/2014/11/6-graphs-explain-world-s-top-10-emitters<br /><br />What's important to bear in mind is that, by population, we are minuscule compared the the other top 10 emitters. When it comes to contaminating the environment we are punching massively above our own weight. Cursor down that page to the graph showing per capita emissions. That's even worse. <br /><br />The world's major petro-economies, Canada included, are signing death warrants for untold numbers of people around the world. We know this. It's irrefutable. Yet how many Liberals and Conservatives today simply turn their heads, look the other way? There are only two parties to have governed this country. It's on them. It's on us.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com