Climate Talk — Undo the Taboo

From “let’s not go there” to “let’s keep this on the front burner.”

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

It’s too depressing and may involve politics so we don’t talk about it. We are more wary of unnecessary friction than unnecessary devastation. We don’t talk about the climate. It’s the new taboo.

Don’t look up…or around…or in front of your face.

We need to change our attitudes and behavior. Today. Now. Forever. When I bring up the climate — even in passing — someone inevitably laughs uncomfortably and says “let’s not go there.”

I understand the sentiment, but we need to resist that instinct. I should take every opportunity talk about Saners — our budding grassroots movement — and our hopes to awaken, energize and activate a billion plus caring people to force the changes we need to save Nature and our children’s future.

Even I don’t do it instinctively…yet. I’m working on it.

Here’s the thing: when talking with deniers or delayers or people who simply don’t want anything done about the climate collapse, I should let it slide. Those people aren’t latent members of our movement.

But the people who change the subject because they believe there’s nothing they can do, well THEY ARE OUR TARGETS! These are the people who care, who are despairing but simply want to enjoy whatever…