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In the discussion thread: The immediate, radical changes that America needs in order to survive. Lots of them. [View all]

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 05:54 AM

Zalatix (8,994 posts)

30. But.. but it's not cost effective, it's too hard! It'll take too long!

And other excuses that made Darwin weep.

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82 replies	Author	Time	Post
The immediate, radical changes that America needs in order to survive. Lots of them. [View all]	Zalatix	Aug 2012	OP
Zalatrix...	a geek named Bob	Aug 2012	#1
Let's start with the ERA.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#2
Why aren't the streets clogged with protesters...?	dogknob	Aug 2012	#13
Your solutions are sound. American minds are not. Greed and fear reign and ignorance is	nanabugg	Aug 2012	#70
perhaps because most people do not care about the ERA?	hfojvt	Aug 2012	#15
You don't see the situation with women's rights as being dire?	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#19
I think we need a manhatten project, or apollo program on a grand scale	loli phabay	Aug 2012	#27
The Space program. It's a veritable incubator for sustainability research.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#28
I think we eventually will have to leave this rock if we want to survive as a species	loli phabay	Aug 2012	#29
But.. but it's not cost effective, it's too hard! It'll take too long!	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#30
we need a definite end date, ie giant asteroid going to hit us in 50 years	loli phabay	Aug 2012	#32
this is why	former-republican	Aug 2012	#17
america has rainforests that are being cut down?	HiPointDem	Aug 2012	#21
yes, there are rainforests in the Americas	datasuspect	Aug 2012	#36
The poster said America not Americas	former9thward	Aug 2012	#44
do you mean the United States of Uhhhmerica?	datasuspect	Aug 2012	#47
The OP said the U.S.	former9thward	Aug 2012	#49
so what you are saying (lemme see if i got it right)	datasuspect	Aug 2012	#50
Show me the rainforests in the "continental U.S."	former9thward	Aug 2012	#53
i didn't insult you, i asked you a legitimate question	datasuspect	Aug 2012	#54
Cal Tech, National Geographic and every other site on the subject disagrees with you.	former9thward	Aug 2012	#55
you realize there is a distinction between temperate and tropical rainforests?	datasuspect	Aug 2012	#56
Tell that to Cal Tech, National Geographic and everyone else.	former9thward	Aug 2012	#60
The redwood forests of the Pacific Northwest are referred to as temperate rainforests...	antigone382	Aug 2012	#76
The Occupy tried to clog the streets	lunatica	Aug 2012	#66
There are 70 million Democrats, or 34.9% of all voters.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#68
No, and that's why they crushed Occupy while it was still crushable.	lunatica	Aug 2012	#74
The drones and tanks didn't stop the people in Tunisia.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#75
Pretty good list. Especially the solar panels.	limpyhobbler	Aug 2012	#3
Nationalize the banks that needed a bailout, at the very least.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#5
Seems pretty good.	limpyhobbler	Aug 2012	#10
I'll be candid with you	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#34
I see the logic in that but	limpyhobbler	Aug 2012	#39
The cops don't care if you're nonviolent. Ask Occupy.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#69
So? Neutral third party observers care.	limpyhobbler	Aug 2012	#78
We could start by sending this post to every person we know, and every paper we read.	northoftheborder	Aug 2012	#4
I vote for Medicare for all and early SS benefits if needed / wanted	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#6
Medicare for all	Freddie	Aug 2012	#35
Grow food to feed people instead of feeding animals. Forget biofuel, that's not the problem.	Care Acutely	Aug 2012	#7
Aside from beans, how would people get enough protein?	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#8
Well . . .	Care Acutely	Aug 2012	#11
I was lead to believe we need about 45 grams	hfojvt	Aug 2012	#16
protein requirement depends on body weight and muscle mass, also activity level (athletic/high	HiPointDem	Aug 2012	#22
my gf is vegan. Seems to be a pretty healthy choice. It might be harder for	limpyhobbler	Aug 2012	#18
What nations eat less meat and have longer life expectantcies?	former9thward	Aug 2012	#46
This meta-study compared populations in Europe and North America:	Comrade Grumpy	Aug 2012	#63
I was just curious because Scandinavian countries are heavy meat eaters.	former9thward	Aug 2012	#65
Let's leave the vegetarian discussion for another thread.	longship	Aug 2012	#31
You shouldn't apologize for something you can't do.	Care Acutely	Aug 2012	#62
That's fine, then.	longship	Aug 2012	#82
ROOT CAUSE	90-percent	Aug 2012	#9
The entire nature of capitalism encourages sociopathy.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#20
I'm an old man.	mick063	Aug 2012	#12
At this pace, there's no turning back (unless...)	Amonester	Aug 2012	#14
Pie in the sky	cali	Aug 2012	#23
I love the way you move your goalposts.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#25
guess america isn't going to survive, then. personally, i don't think it will & i think that's the	HiPointDem	Aug 2012	#24
Greed , expedience ,and apathy must all be outlawed ,	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#26
Mindcrimes!	FrodosPet	Aug 2012	#38
What if we took everything they said ,did or didn't do, as a clue????	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#43
ACTIONS should be illegal	FrodosPet	Aug 2012	#51
Making money on peoples health ,wealth and freedom .	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#52
So nurses are misanthropes?	FrodosPet	Aug 2012	#61
Only if they made them ,sick ,criminals or stole their money	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#64
You're driving me nuts here, dude -- comma, then a space.	Codeine	Aug 2012	#67
Sorry , I'll work on it, I promise.	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#81
Nice to see a post from you I can wholeheartedly agree with, Zalatix	Scootaloo	Aug 2012	#33
Your platform is excellent.	hunter	Aug 2012	#37
If you hoard cats people think you're nuts, but our society absolutely glorifies hoarding money	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#40
Stop supporting Walll St.	raouldukelives	Aug 2012	#41
Divesting pensions from Wall Street is essential for our future	CabCurious	Aug 2012	#72
I'll sign on,	bvar22	Aug 2012	#42
I imagine nobody is going to argue with you. So, now what?	renie408	Aug 2012	#45
How do we mobilize people who really are concerned? That's the question I have left.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#57
"radical changes"	YoungDemCA	Aug 2012	#48
kr	Norrin Radd	Aug 2012	#58
Our neighbors in Latin America have given us a Blue Print for this kind of "change".	bvar22	Aug 2012	#59
Agreed on all points except: drones, eminent domain, and bank nationalization.	CabCurious	Aug 2012	#71
But we have no PROOF that he was calling for any attacks on Americans.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#73
Democrat is not an adjective. n/t	mattclearing	Aug 2012	#77
Incrementalism: making things worse - more slowly	kenny blankenship	Aug 2012	#79
Yup, incremental changes mean jack shit when you're buried alive, 6 feet under.	Zalatix	Aug 2012	#80

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