"well, it's been nearly thirty years and there are *still* forests around - wasn't much of a catastrophe, then. Stupid, hysterical enviros screaming about dying forests in the early eighties were wrong. Next time they scream about something, I better not listen."
Yes, that is EXACTLY it. I mean, the drowning polar bears gets people choked up but they just don't see how they, personally, can do anything about it. In the face of such apathy and hopelessness, I have a hard time being proactive myself. I know I SHOULD work harder at caring about all this, but honestly, given how many of these battles we've lost, I'm just too jaded. :(
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Re: I have a longer post brewing about this, I think,
Date: 2008-10-06 01:51 pm (UTC)Yes, that is EXACTLY it. I mean, the drowning polar bears gets people choked up but they just don't see how they, personally, can do anything about it. In the face of such apathy and hopelessness, I have a hard time being proactive myself. I know I SHOULD work harder at caring about all this, but honestly, given how many of these battles we've lost, I'm just too jaded. :(