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In reply to the discussion: Americans Have Little Interest In Sacrificing To Save Planet. [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)30. Elect populist Democrats to a majority in both Houses and the WH, and
we will see his change.
Centrists and republicans have no desire to put real controls on corporate profits.
Making some "sacrifice" easier, and other "sacrifice" mandatory, will lead to an overall change in the public consciousness.
I personally don't wish to be sacrificed to the god of childish greed and excess by a pack of materialistic fools who are too stupid and selfish to take necessary action to stop the destruction of the planet and possibly their own untimely deaths.
Your people are driven by a terrible sense of deficiency. When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you cant eat money. ~ Alanis Obamsawin, Abenaki activist, 1972
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TheMastersNemesis
Aug 2015
OP
I'm sure they want everyone else to make the sacrifice, themselves not so much. n/t
PoliticAverse
Aug 2015
#1
You've helped more than any small car driving, vegan eating, alternative energy using person.
FLPanhandle
Aug 2015
#17
Right. Dumping crap into landfills, rivers, the oceans and the air is what causes climate change
REP
Aug 2015
#15
And the drivers of these enormous tanks are still lead-footing their way from red light to red light
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2015
#29
I don't understand why you and so many others have to resort to hyperbole to make a point...
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#41