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The extraordinarily peaceable movement, The Saners, may fade out. Or it may become the most powerful movement in human history.
It seems like what people want is a contradiction.
They want more for their tax dollars yet elect someone who wants to give them less. They work their entire lives for retirement and then, even those who can finally afford to stop, keep working because they don’t know what else to do with themselves. They want better lives for their children, yet support people and policies that will ruin the Earth before their children grow up.
Of course, I’m simplifying and these descriptions aren’t representative of everyone. But they are common and familiar scenarios.
Foolish People Revile the Only Folks Who Try To Help
What’s more important than keeping the Earth habitable? And who are more hated than climate activists?
Al Gore is ridiculed for his personal carbon footprint. Greta Thunberg is portrayed as a child manipulated by her parents. Other protesters are criticized for blocking traffic and being a nuisance.
Why can’t they protest somewhere that they can’t be seen or heard, and leave us alone. Leave us alone and let the planet be cooked…
