Why all the fuss?
Does anyone else find it RIDICULOUS when people spend more time arguing about the nitty gritty than actually DOING anything about that which they would both agree on, if they stepped back? I feel as though this problem, usually associated with politics in general, is what we are facing with the global warming and carbon-offsetting issues. Some argue there isn't global warming, others say it's not as drastic as Gore makes it out to be, others think carbon offsetting isn't the right "cure", etc etc.
I got into a discussion about this with an old friend recently. She and I have very different views on the nitty gritty, and I was worried that this might cause trouble when we met up for the first time in a long time, but we quickly realized that in much of the big picture, we agree. We might have different ideas for the hows, whys, and how muches, but we are aiming for the same goals.
If those who argue that global warming isn't happening, and those taking the time to argue against them, could step back, we all have to agree on, at minimum, the fact that we all live on this earth, and that we, humans, are effected by and survive because of the earth's daily changes. Great! Now that we all agree to agree on that, we can make the next step, PEPY: Protect the Earth. Protect Yourself. By protecting the earth, we are thereby protecting ourselves, as we are a part of the earth. Great! Agreed!
From here, the how and how much is up to the individual, but I am confident that if we can all step back to this level, "Protect the Earth. Protect Yourself." our bi-partisan communities could spend less time arguing and more time acting. You can incorporate PEPY into your life by turning a light off when you leave a room, holding on to your garbage until you see a trash can, building a local compost heap, recycling.... the list goes on.
Like my close friend and I, many of us who think we are so different than those "other" people with that "other" view of the world should step back, help others step back too, and see the issues from afar. I believe, at the core, many of us have the same goals (well, besides the corporatocracy of course, but that's for another entry ;-)). Let's all try to reach those goals by doing what we can, in our way, to Protect Ourselves, and our children, but Protecting the Earth.
I got into a discussion about this with an old friend recently. She and I have very different views on the nitty gritty, and I was worried that this might cause trouble when we met up for the first time in a long time, but we quickly realized that in much of the big picture, we agree. We might have different ideas for the hows, whys, and how muches, but we are aiming for the same goals.
If those who argue that global warming isn't happening, and those taking the time to argue against them, could step back, we all have to agree on, at minimum, the fact that we all live on this earth, and that we, humans, are effected by and survive because of the earth's daily changes. Great! Now that we all agree to agree on that, we can make the next step, PEPY: Protect the Earth. Protect Yourself. By protecting the earth, we are thereby protecting ourselves, as we are a part of the earth. Great! Agreed!
From here, the how and how much is up to the individual, but I am confident that if we can all step back to this level, "Protect the Earth. Protect Yourself." our bi-partisan communities could spend less time arguing and more time acting. You can incorporate PEPY into your life by turning a light off when you leave a room, holding on to your garbage until you see a trash can, building a local compost heap, recycling.... the list goes on.
Like my close friend and I, many of us who think we are so different than those "other" people with that "other" view of the world should step back, help others step back too, and see the issues from afar. I believe, at the core, many of us have the same goals (well, besides the corporatocracy of course, but that's for another entry ;-)). Let's all try to reach those goals by doing what we can, in our way, to Protect Ourselves, and our children, but Protecting the Earth.
posted by Daniela Papi at 9:49 AM
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