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marie999

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25. In the bigger scheme of things this doesn't really matter.

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 02:23 PM

Dec 2021

Sure it would be nice to have things better for a short while, but what is coming in the next 40 or 50 years will be the worse humanity has ever seen. We are in our late 70s so we won't live to see it and our children won't have it too bad, but our grandchildren and especially our great-grandchildren will have lives that we can only imagine. Nothing significant is being done or will be done to slow down climate change. The reason I post this is that I see more and more about politics and less and less about climate change. I believe the world has given up on climate change. We can't stop it but maybe we can slow it down just enough to give people a little more time.

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The RUDE PUNDIT: The Bad Guys Are Winning and I've Lost Hope That They Can Be Stopped [View all] kpete Dec 2021 OP

I sadly agree. Doremus Dec 2021 #1

Me too hurple Dec 2021 #2

"a republic, if you can keep it" nt yaesu Dec 2021 #16

I'm right there with Rude Nevilledog Dec 2021 #3

This is probably correct. griffi94 Dec 2021 #4

As one of the older folks on DU snowybirdie Dec 2021 #5

I just turned 70 kpete Dec 2021 #7

Just turned 70 too, seen it all, and witty, snarky tweets seem to be all we have left to fight with BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #18

Which reminds me...I need zip ties. Missn-Hitch Dec 2021 #34

+1 appalachiablue Dec 2021 #35

agreed but I think you meant to say "Happy Holidays" cadoman Dec 2021 #9

Sorry, you're right snowybirdie Dec 2021 #26

agree somewhat. But the USA will cease to exist within 20 years. Tommymac Dec 2021 #10

Then to those that made this happen Dan Dec 2021 #12

It's not over 'till it's over. Covid is leveling the playing field somewhat. housecat Dec 2021 #22

Or all these old fools snowybirdie Dec 2021 #28

Long term survival is going to be tough in a dried out and drowned world Tommymac Dec 2021 #29

I wonder too if the Chicago area will just balkanize alone as well Arazi Dec 2021 #42

I hope you are right and I think the republicans have made a major error Bev54 Dec 2021 #13

The monsters will win. They always have, and always will. Greybnk48 Dec 2021 #6

I agree it seems like the bad guys are winning but... cadoman Dec 2021 #8

Don't care Rebl2 Dec 2021 #11

Yes. In a way it doesn't matter who you think will win. scipan Dec 2021 #38

Again, letting the senate take a Xmas break before voting on at least one major bill yaesu Dec 2021 #14

Yes! I don't Rebl2 Dec 2021 #40

I have to admit, this is pretty much how I have been feeling for a long time. smirkymonkey Dec 2021 #15

I have lost hope. Ka-Dinh Oy Dec 2021 #17

Hubby and I predicted the rise of a trump-like figure childfreebychoice Dec 2021 #20

Wow, sounds nice to leave. Ka-Dinh Oy Dec 2021 #43

I'm waiting for the 1/6 committee to finish and for DOJ to wake up. housecat Dec 2021 #19

The Doj, under Dem pres, has always feared indicting rethug pres, for childfreebychoice Dec 2021 #23

Hillary actually won. Russia put Trump in anyway housecat Dec 2021 #27

I read this about 10 minutes after the Rude One mnhtnbb Dec 2021 #21

I had hoped temporary311 Dec 2021 #24

In the bigger scheme of things this doesn't really matter. marie999 Dec 2021 #25

The only thing that really matters is climate change. Governments come and go. housecat Dec 2021 #30

The biggest coalition to the COP26 was the oil & gas industry. CrispyQ Dec 2021 #33

I hope that after the New Year there will be indictments/arrests. CrispyQ Dec 2021 #31

He is right. Glaisne Dec 2021 #32

I am not dead. i don't give up . Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #36

Joe Biden is not giving up. Tetrachloride Dec 2021 #37

I am hoping for the best but I planning for the worst. Texaswitchy Dec 2021 #39

Twitter and instant messaging are interesting things Javaman Dec 2021 #41