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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
22. "our conquerors were here to kill the creator."
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 10:55 AM
Aug 2012

I know this.
Today I know I have always known this, at some gut level, even as a child when Igot into trouble over and over for asking the "wrong" questions.
My beautiful sons know this. Truly, they do.
We alternate between rage and mourning.


du rec nt. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #1
Dire predictions were made in the 1970's, for god's sake. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #2
It was a big part of Carl Sagan's Cosmos series. Kablooie Aug 2012 #6
Everyone needs to read this informed opinion and think about patrice Aug 2012 #3
I hate to be a chicken little here, but silvershadow Aug 2012 #4
Does it make any difference to you that the author of this article knows quite a bit more about it patrice Aug 2012 #7
Sure, and i hope that things turn out just fine. But, silvershadow Aug 2012 #9
Me toooooooo! My heart & soul are struggling with it and everything else that is going on. nt patrice Aug 2012 #10
mine too. Imagine dealing with it all while battling MS, silvershadow Aug 2012 #16
Oh! I can't really guess what that might be like. I should complain less! patrice Aug 2012 #19
You're perfectly fine, actually... 6502 Aug 2012 #15
I just did a battle of wits with a man in one of my debate silvershadow Aug 2012 #18
Darlin' you had a battle of wits with an unarmed man. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #21
Here in Fargo we have not had a real "Fargo Winter" since '96/'97 Odin2005 Aug 2012 #37
I just laughed when they said we had a "real winter" two years ago NickB79 Aug 2012 #52
Yup! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #53
you may or may not be right. however, if you are wrong and we do nothing magical thyme Aug 2012 #24
A little advice from a half breed Nimipu (Nez Perce) Nambe Aug 2012 #5
K&R for this. Thanks. nilram Aug 2012 #14
K&R, ++1 6502 Aug 2012 #17
"our conquerors were here to kill the creator." dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #22
My heart bleeds janlyn Aug 2012 #29
Thank you. tex-wyo-dem Aug 2012 #32
!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #35
I am the daughter of Nambe (Mis Taat) Nambe Aug 2012 #41
"do it to show your love and respect for what is dying. You won't regret it." FedUpWithIt All Aug 2012 #42
"do it to show your love and respect for what is dying" GliderGuider Aug 2012 #50
Don't tell that to NC or NC's DINO Gov. Bev Perdue. blkmusclmachine Aug 2012 #8
Gawd'll take care of everything. blkmusclmachine Aug 2012 #11
Yep, all gawd's plan... tex-wyo-dem Aug 2012 #33
Isn't It ALWAYS Worse Than Calculated & Worse Than We Thought? triplepoint Aug 2012 #12
Yet, simultaneously, we demand economic growth bhikkhu Aug 2012 #13
The economic growth model is the road to species suicide elias7 Aug 2012 #20
Yes, I've often referred to this as the... tex-wyo-dem Aug 2012 #34
I got kicked out of my econ. class for questioning dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #23
Anyone who thinks infinite growth is both possible and good... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #39
You know what grows without limit? Cancer. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #38
If limits were accepted, then we wouldn't have The2ndWheel Aug 2012 #54
This is key, it has already started. Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #25
Of course there will be those that will see a snowy day and question global warming. Lint Head Aug 2012 #26
Incredible OP; awesomely thoughtful thread longship Aug 2012 #27
Dumbing down janlyn Aug 2012 #28
This editorial is just so silly! Speck Tater Aug 2012 #30
No it's not too late. This kind of thing, btw, hasn't done a THING to help us repair this disaster. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #43
I really, really, really wish you were correct. Speck Tater Aug 2012 #45
I don't just think I'm correct on humanity not going extinct, I KNOW I am. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #47
I understand that you really, really, really believe that. Speck Tater Aug 2012 #48
A chance? Maybe some millenia from now..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #49
This planet is now doomed. Great post. Faygo Kid Aug 2012 #31
Yeah, we are in serious trouble. AverageJoe90 Aug 2012 #44
The north pole will be ice free next summer. I'm sure of it. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #36
Central IN's "natural spring" has dried up Myrina Aug 2012 #40
I did a chart Charles II Aug 2012 #46
Are you sure it isn't Gawwwwwwwd? Canadian 2 Aug 2012 #51
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