i believe that many politicians know what's going to happen if we continue this madness of growing the economy at all cost, not caring for the environmental impact. but they don't have the guts to tell their voters what needs to be done in order to avoid the very worst consequences. it's already too late to do it in a civilized manner.
I'm 70 years old. Many of my followers here are seniors, like me, or are at least middle-aged. Most of us are angry and probably grief-stricken about what capitalist industry is doing to the biosphere.
But what must it feel like to be a young person in your teens or in your twenties and be looking toward a future of near-certain disaster, the collapse of society, the destruction of everything you hold dear? I can't imagine the pain.
It would be understandable if they reacted by simply giving up. Or perhaps by lashing out in anger. But some of them, showing incredible courage and determination, have formed movements to change what they can and to save at least a vestige of the civilization they are inheriting.
I stand in awe of these selfless, dedicated young people.
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