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In reply to the discussion: It's Eerie; Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now & Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening [View all]coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)34. You sound like you are channeling your inner Marcus Aurelius. Myself, I remember this
early passage from Dickens' Great Expectations (Chapter 7), told in the voice of the child narrator Pip:
"And then I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to turn his fuce up to them as he froze to death, and see no help or pity in all the glittering multitude."
Not sure why your post brought that to mind, other than that the universe is basically indifferent to the fate of homo sapiens.
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It's Eerie; Climate Disaster Is Happening Right Now & Humanity Is Just Pretending It's Not Happening [View all]
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
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Our ever increasing attempts to control nature/the environment/whatever you want to call it
The2ndWheel
Sep 2012
#42
Meanwhile, Republicans continue their greed-driven War on Truth with agressive Reality Denial
Berlum
Sep 2012
#3
Read post number 63 for a part of the answer as to why people can't see the truth. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2012
#66
What teh bible fails to tell us is that "lake of fire" ain't somewhere else,
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#51
A big part of the problem is a disinformation campaign that says it's not happening
freedom fighter jh
Sep 2012
#21
You sound like you are channeling your inner Marcus Aurelius. Myself, I remember this
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#34
Since Operation Shocking and Awful, I've grown increasingly withdrawn from
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#49
Then lets talk about it. Forget the euphemisms! Lets really TALK about it.
NutmegYankee
Sep 2012
#71
Ah. So the poor poverty stricken people of the world are just irresponsible?
NutmegYankee
Sep 2012
#81
This Is Denial... And There Is NO Bigger Denial Than That Of Climate Change... And Our Own Fate
WillyT
Sep 2012
#57
The doomers didn't help either. See post 63..........The truth has to come out. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2012
#77
You're deflecting the blame, if your house or building is on fire, you don't tell the people
Uncle Joe
Sep 2012
#90
Two points 1. Humanity could go extinct and if not at least civilization as we know it
Uncle Joe
Sep 2012
#92
No it is that multi-million dollar PR campaigns to sow doubt have been very successful in America.
Overseas
Sep 2012
#97
Actually, earlier warnings (in the 80's) tried to be more moderate, not to alarm people.
Overseas
Sep 2012
#113
Humanity isn't ignoring it. Those who pass as leaders are ignoring the problem.
Agnosticsherbet
Sep 2012
#79