 brightlight4 says: But the authors suggest the threats could also provide the potential for a positive future for all. "The good news is that the global financial crisis and climate change planning may be helping humanity to move from its often selfish, self-centred adolescence to a more globally responsible adulthood... Many perceive the current economic disaster as an opportunity to invest in the next generation of greener technologies, to rethink economic and development assumptions, and to put the world on course for a better future." More at source. The breakdown in civilization has already started. What do you think New Orleans was? A breakdown in society, with only an elite, privileged class restored to the city in the end, rather than just common citizens. That was a prime example of the ravages of climate change being allowed to rip apart civilization. Is it really so hard to imagine the society portrayed in Soylent Green being the future of many nations; with civilization being a perk for the elite few. Look at many Asian nations; gleaming Metropoli, surrounded by horrid slums. Only people of financial worth get the rights and privileges that people like the American Founders imagined as due to every single citizen. Climat... |
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