Climate change could mean the extinction of our species

[martin48]

The impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible", a major report by the UN has warned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26810559

We don't need anymore doubting.

[Ben]

Time to Consider Ecocide a Crime?

[Ben]

The impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible", a major report by the UN has warned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26810559

We don't need anymore doubting.

The core of the problem is the market system. In that it ignores external costs.
Now the external cost is to future generations. I mean, we are, collectively, saying, because of global warming, that future generations just have no value. None. And as Chomsky explicates that's inherent or deeply rooted in the market system. You consider the cost to you. Not to others. And those others are future generations.

It's quite pathological. There's an interesting book called: Sociopathic Society. And the system is sociopathic in that respect. As we don't take into consideration future generations. Ya know, we just totally ignore the consequences -- long-term -- of our selfish actions.

[buttslinger]

Cash,

You can't really judge a Man, if you were him you'd do Exactly as he does.

But you can measure his money down to the point zero zero.

Years ago, when I was suffering from depression, I told my shrink if I had eight million dollars, I would be completely well. He said NO, I'd still have lots and lots of problems.

Of course he's right, but I can't tell my doc that if I had eight million dollars I wouldn't CARE if I had problems!! That would make ME the bad guy!!!

[trish]

You can't really judge a Man

Sure I can. I can line his DNA up next to mine and point precisely to those genes where he is deficient.

Cash is what wealthy men wield to compensate for their deficiencies, the way a poorer man might use a big gun; or a whole collection of guns. The insecure among us, who would impress us with their power and potency, can never have enough money, enough profit, enough displays of wealth and status to fill the hole, to compensate for their lack. Fuck the future. The pit they face in the here and now is bottomless. Rosebud!

[buttslinger]

Sometimes I wonder who's got it better, the young transsexual minx that can command a thousand dollars for an hour's time, or the fat old businessman who can afford to pay it.

[Dino Velvet]

Cash,

You can't really judge a Man, if you were him you'd do Exactly as he does.

But you can measure his money down to the point zero zero.

Years ago, when I was suffering from depression, I told my shrink if I had eight million dollars, I would be completely well. He said NO, I'd still have lots and lots of problems.

Of course he's right, but I can't tell my doc that if I had eight million dollars I wouldn't CARE if I had problems!! That would make ME the bad guy!!!

You would be upgraded from crazy to eccentric. Crazy people end up on skid row but eccentric people have insanity insurance still remaining in their homes after screwing up.

[buttslinger]

You would be upgraded from crazy to eccentric.

If I had money I would make the Jacksons look normal.

[buttslinger]

Sure I can. I can line his DNA up next to mine and point precisely to those genes where he is deficient.

Trish, if your Mom and Dad had sex in a position 180 degrees different from when you were conceived, you would be Asian downstares, and Black upstairs.
Your screen-name would be RICK!!!!

If God hadn't intervened, I might be my dumb sister!!!

That would be a WRONG a million times worse than global warming!!!

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Six years of Obama and I don't see any big Environmental Headlines.
When I was a kid the Potomac River was a sewer. They passed legislation to clean it up, now you see bald eagles and herons, all kinds of wildlife came back.

But the creek I used to play at with all the kids, nobody plays there. All the kids are watching cable TV or playing video games.

[broncofan]

You can't really judge a Man, if you were him you'd do Exactly as he does.

I'm not even sure I understand this point though. You mean if you had his mind in his body with his circumstances you'd do as he does? But you judge people with your mind. You only lose the right to criticize someone if with your mind and the other person's identical circumstances you would do exactly as they do. But I don't think everyone would react the same way to the same circumstances (again if your own personal psychic features are spared; otherwise the argument is circular).