From Guest Blogger Lillian Connors: Green Finance in Hungary — Things Are Moving Forward
Here’s a piece from a guest blogger, though I have not validated it as mostly correct. That anything good whatsoever is happening in Hungary is news to me. – Craig
As the world grapples with the urgent need to address climate change, green finance has emerged as a critical tool for driving sustainable development. Globally, green finance is gaining momentum, and Hungary is no exception. Once considered a nascent market, Hungary’s green finance sector is now showing signs of rapid growth and development. Recent initiatives by the Hungarian government, along with increased participation from the private sector, indicate that things are moving forward in Hungary’s journey toward a more sustainable future. (more…)
I’m sure most of the U.S. was energized by what Teddy Roosevelt said here 120 years ago, but it seems that this “ship has sailed.” Current-day American capitalists are completely uninterested in the quality of the average person’s life.
The meme here reminds us that Trump’s choice of Vance as his running mate was absolutely bizarre. Did the Republican ticket really need more hate and stupidity?
The Trump phenomenon can be explained as the “perfect storm” in which an ignorant and angry U.S. electorate came across a demagogue whose lies they found irresistible. Also supported by billionaires, Trump was swept into power, where, over a period of four years, he told his adoring fan base more than 30,000 documented false statements.
The Trump supporters who bought the Big Lie “reasoned” that Biden couldn’t have gotten anywhere near 81 million votes, because he didn’t have rallies. The truth, of course, is that the typical Democrat has an extremely limited appetite for going into an arena and screaming praises for our prospective leaders and political beliefs.
There are several reasons that climate change is proving to be such a difficult challenge for our civilization to overcome.
It depends on who you are.
Neuroscientist/atheist/author Sam Harris says, and I paraphrase, that what perturbs him the most about religion is that one person suffering a delusion is thought to be mentally ill, but hundreds of millions of people with delusions are simply considered to be religious.
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Most of us would agree that Trump and his support base are “weird,” in the sense that everything these people stand for: the pathological hatred of immigrants, the rejection of science, the peeling back of human rights, etc., represent giant steps backward into the Dark Ages.
