Humanity is not only insane, but we appear to be crazy, chasing crazy around in circles. How is it possible that so many people just do not get the magnitude of our climate crisis?
I have been preaching on this for years, and mostly to deaf ears, but once again, I have to say it is vitally important that we change our selfish human ways if we plan on diverting human extinction. I can't think of a thing that matters more. More oil? Nope. That's what keeps this crazy train on the tracks straight to a Hell of biblical proportions--a living Hell on earth.
It doesn't seem to matter though, does it? As individuals, we are so blinded by our own Egos that we fail to connect to the larger Whole, let alone see the bigger picture. What's on the agenda for today? (Enter sarcasm.) More for me!! Me, me, me. Cut down all the trees. Drill for more oil and gas. We can use that leftover fracking material to de-ice our city streets and country roads. No worries about disposing of it safely (is that even possible?). Me, me, and more for me. Bigger car, bigger house. Let's go shopping. Take another vacation around the world. Use more jet fuel. Keep on polluting. It's no one's problem, is it? Certainly it's not mine.
We've got poisoned food (GMO's), poisoned water, poisoned land, poisoned insects dying, animals going extinct, diseases brought on by global warming, we've got floods and famine, earthquakes (from fracking), fires and droughts from high global temperatures, epic storms, freezing winter temperatures, and we are still not done. Let's go shopping. We need more stuff! More stuff made out of petroleum that we can hoard away in our basements, in our garages next to our spare cars. More, more, more, for me, me and only me.
I'm willing to bet that our recent "conflicts" with Russia ultimately stem from the Global Bully, the good ol' US of A, wanting, needing, to get our dirty, greedy hands on the resources we believe are hidden in the Artic. I wonder if we will have another war? World domination for total control of all resources...isn't that what being an American is all about? (Exit sarcasm and enter reality.)
How about if we skip Christmas this year and instead of celebrating some dead guy's birth, let's celebrate our planet Earth, our true savior, because if we don't get our shit together fast, all of these "festivities," focused around consumerism, will be for naught as our planet dies and humanity goes with it.
As many know, (or not), my partner and I decided a few years ago not to celebrate Christmas anymore. Not being Christian, and being anti-consumerists, it seemed like a logical choice. We figured we could do a little bit to help save the planet by not participating in buying senseless gifts, thereby not contributing to more "resources" being taken from our beloved planet for cheap plastic crap, or whatever other holiday specific trinkets are being sold to the public.
No. We no longer participate in American Consumerist Holidays, and instead focus on how we can do our part to help heal our Mother Earth. Is anyone listening out there? Sadly, I think not.
Here's an article that will make you think as you gear up for the last minute shopping insanity:
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20463-the-arctic-is-the-first-and-possibly-last-line-of-defense-against-a-climate-transition-to-an-uninhabitable-earth
And a must see for the holiday season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s
Happy Holidays NSA peeps!
PS: the cold makes me cranky.
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