Environment & Energy
Related: About this forumThere is no Planet B folks!
been gone for a week and just came back home to Vermont... I am so frustrated... when the hell will people wake up!! I know... you guys get it, but so many don't
amerikat
(5,216 posts)More rain tonight and tomorrow.
markie
(24,017 posts)but... driving from Montpelier east to where I live; I cried... so sad
appalachiablue
(44,022 posts)markie
(24,017 posts)gov't somehow has to force the issue, big time... I have been talking climate change for 50 years... people have known and money/power seems to also supersede the health and safety of the whole
Qutzupalotl
(15,821 posts)Then they start to get it.
Other people's pain sucks, but some people can tune it out. One's own pain is more immediate and pressing. That's human nature, and perfectly understandable. But the difference makes the transition harder and more pronounced for those unfamiliar or uncomfortable with empathy and compassion.
madaboutharry
(42,033 posts)People dont want to acknowledge the inconvenient truth about climate change because they would be forced to think about something other than themselves.
I dont think humans will exist a few hundred more years, if that.
markie
(24,017 posts)and the fucking Republicans were accusing him of idiotic stuff... I really do hate them and I really don't want to hate anyone
madaboutharry
(42,033 posts)But I do hate them for being such haters!
Qutzupalotl
(15,821 posts)Almost the same thing but I feel much better about it.
ret5hd
(22,500 posts)Well, the planet may be just fine, but us?