Wrap it up, folks; we're done. I mean, we don't have to be done, and I will act, in the minimal ways I do, to insist we're not done...but unless human beings change their basic M.O. from the past 200,000 years, we're done.
Shit's going nuts, but the Adults in the Room, like at the NYT--see recent op eds by Brooks (on how a Green New Deal would be "elitist"--can you imagine? This prick writes for the NYT and has taught at Yale and has set himself up as George Will 2.0, but now he's against "elitism") and some guest op ed by some Wall Street hack who worked in the Obama admin on how we can't afford any change to any policy ever--are hell-bent on destroying any chance of decent survival, e.g., a Green New Deal.
They're either fools or evil or both. Yet they "thought-lead" the very bright Ivy latte-sippers with near perfection. Pathetic.
Meanwhile, the scariest-saddest thing is that people like Jamail, who have intimate knowledge of the fix we're in, are doing what I call "the Augustine move": they know that Rome, as it were--earthly Rome--is almost all done. So it's time to create the City of God. More here: ; e.g.:
We may (or may not) be a step or two ahead of you, down the path of accepting the likely demise of the biosphere, which exposes the lie of invincibility of Western civilization. We have learned that finding ways to take action, even in the smallest ways, staves off depression and cynicism. Dahr, for example, in addition to using his work to spread awareness of the crisis, lives in a solar-powered house and works to reduce his carbon footprint annually. We created a garden together, which provides most of our food. Additionally, we are both committed to supporting younger generations through apprenticeships on the land we share, as well as by holding retreats for young leaders interested in personal sustainability and leadership in uncertain times. Well, that's all great, but it's a fantasy. You can have zero carbon footprint, and you'll still die when society collapses, wars rage, and all that. It's a fantasy--I respect Jamail a lot, but this is a fantasy. There is only collective action or disaster. There is no such thing as "personal sustainability."
Shit's going nuts, but the Adults in the Room, like at the NYT--see recent op eds by Brooks (on how a Green New Deal would be "elitist"--can you imagine? This prick writes for the NYT and has taught at Yale and has set himself up as George Will 2.0, but now he's against "elitism") and some guest op ed by some Wall Street hack who worked in the Obama admin on how we can't afford any change to any policy ever--are hell-bent on destroying any chance of decent survival, e.g., a Green New Deal.
They're either fools or evil or both. Yet they "thought-lead" the very bright Ivy latte-sippers with near perfection. Pathetic.
Meanwhile, the scariest-saddest thing is that people like Jamail, who have intimate knowledge of the fix we're in, are doing what I call "the Augustine move": they know that Rome, as it were--earthly Rome--is almost all done. So it's time to create the City of God. More here: ; e.g.:
We may (or may not) be a step or two ahead of you, down the path of accepting the likely demise of the biosphere, which exposes the lie of invincibility of Western civilization. We have learned that finding ways to take action, even in the smallest ways, staves off depression and cynicism. Dahr, for example, in addition to using his work to spread awareness of the crisis, lives in a solar-powered house and works to reduce his carbon footprint annually. We created a garden together, which provides most of our food. Additionally, we are both committed to supporting younger generations through apprenticeships on the land we share, as well as by holding retreats for young leaders interested in personal sustainability and leadership in uncertain times. Well, that's all great, but it's a fantasy. You can have zero carbon footprint, and you'll still die when society collapses, wars rage, and all that. It's a fantasy--I respect Jamail a lot, but this is a fantasy. There is only collective action or disaster. There is no such thing as "personal sustainability."