Plenty of Americans believe that, if we were simply to teach Christianity to our schoolchildren, we would greatly reduce the number of our kids whose bodies are torn to bits by crazed gunmen. Of course, that doesn’t account for places …
Category: Sustainability
Power, Greed, and Personal Ambition
History provides us with hundreds of different comments as to the cause of societal evils. What ancient Athenian historian and general Thucydides says here is quite consistent with the others’ observations. Sadly, there are people who look at Donald Trump …
Tagged with: cause of societal evils
Deforestation
A reader sent this in with the text; “This one piece 204 foot mast all came from a single fir tree. And, these days we scramble to find a 40 foot piece that’s half worth having.” But I rather wonder …
Tagged with: we've chopped down the huge trees
Protecting Ourselves from Billionaires
We can most definitely have a discussion on the topic, but I’m not sure how far that’s going to take us, especially insofar as everyone is free to spend his money as he sees fit. We do need a wealth …
Tagged with: Wealth Tax
Veganism
I would be surprised to learn that there is a single vegan on this planet who bases his practice on the belief that nature is intrinsically non-violent.
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Why Love Is Important
Cool perspective here. American society is anything but a loving place, and proof of this is essentially everywhere we look. Most obvious is the bigotry and hate we see in the white nationalists, but keep in mind that our entire …
Life In Florida
My wife has a close friend who shares her progressive views, but lives in Florida where she finds herself incensed by all the ignorance and hate surrounding her. My wife’s advice: to protect your own sanity, move. Nailed it. Some …
Tagged with: ignorance and hate
Do We Have More in Common with Homeless People than Billionaires?
No. True, my net worth is closer to zero than a billion dollars, but, like virtually all 2GreenEnergy enthusiasts, I live a comfortable life of good nutrition, healthcare, access to information, and safety from the elements. Perhaps the author’s point …
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Tagged with: access to information
The Lie
A good measure of the speed at which this country has descended is its seemingly limitless hunger for lies. Voter fraud, the climate hoax, the ineffectiveness of masks and vaccinations, it’s all the same. Truth has ceased to matter, and, …
Unbridled Capitalism Has Moved from Indifference to Aggression
The cartoon stands as a reminder that, in the course of my years on this planet, I’ve watched unbridled capitalism morph from: “Let us ignore the needs of others” to “Let us actively harm the well-being of others.”
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