In other news: things that make me angry:

[hmpf]

Googling for something else today I stumbled across this article. It argues that knowing about climate change may be a bit stressful for children. It contains this gem:

"It’s seen as a good thing to make children green as early as possible, because it is their generation that will make the difference. But I wonder if that hasn’t become a burden on them," says Dr Rudkin.

You wonder if knowing that they're basically toast isn't becoming a burden on today's generation of kids? You don't say.

And, "because it is their generation that will make the difference"... *splutters*

Yeah. Let's just wait for the kids to fix it all. They will make the difference, not us. Never us. And never mind that it will be too fucking late then. Let them deal with that, I'm sure they'll figure something out. After all, it's all their responsibility. Not ours. Right? We couldn't possibly change a thing, and nothing could ever possibly be our responsibility. We couldn't be expected to change our lifestyle in any significant way, let alone our politics. We have no agency, no power, at all! IT'S NOT OUR FAULT!

If I were a parent, I'd go to bed every night with rage in my heart.

If I were a kid, even more so.

(Well, okay, I go to bed with rage in my heart anyway. Rage, and immense sadness.)

Comments

Ach und jo mei

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Ich frag mich oft, wie die Kinder ihre Welt erleben werden, wenn sie erwachsen sond. Da haben wir Mittel und Wissen, doch wir wenden es falsch oder gar nicht an - und wenn doch, dann nicht ausreichend. Die Menschheit als Allgemeinwesen verblödet von Jahrhundert zu Jahrhundert immer mehr, verschuldet auch durch den Egoismus vieler, die leider das Ruder in der Hand haben.
Es ist bedauerlich und auch uvnerständlich, daß trotz Wissenschaft und geistiger Fortentwicklung der religiöse Fundamentalismus zunimmt und mit zur Kälte unter den menschen beiträgt.
Aber immerhin gibt es Völker, die aufstehen und sich gegen ihre Despoten wenden :o9 Und ich hab die Hoffnung, daß die Vernünftigen als Midnerheit die dumpfe Masse läutern kann.