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tularetom

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4. We're not so good at these bogus "wars"

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 05:45 PM

Jan 2013

Because somebody immediately figures out how to make a buck off them. And they turn into huge money drains with negligible results.

So what we have to do is discover a way to make it profitable to try to slow down climate change.

You make some excellent suggestions and I have no doubt they will all eventually become public policy. But time is definitely not on our side. For now the profit motive outweighs the sense of urgency.

I think we need to change course in my lifetime. And I will be 72 this year.

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War on climate change? I say Bullshit! [View all] Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 OP

yep, k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #1

It's an ironic metaphor for climate change loyalsister Jan 2013 #2

We may not need a war-like effort, but a lack of effort NoOneMan Jan 2013 #3

I endorse everything you say. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #5

agree with everything you say, but.... Locrian Jan 2013 #15

Im not sure its possible to stop the momentum as well NoOneMan Jan 2013 #18

At one time the US could have led the way but instead was the sandbag stopping it lunasun Jan 2013 #26

We're not so good at these bogus "wars" tularetom Jan 2013 #4

I KNOW we need to do it within my lifetime, but then Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #6

You don't understand. "War on **insert abstract noun here** simply means valerief Jan 2013 #7

Well, that's part of it. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #9

Yes, but only so that even MORE money can be given to rich people. nt valerief Jan 2013 #10

Interesting question-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #23

Yeah, like time and space. nt valerief Jan 2013 #32

Great frame. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #40

Exactly, wars never meant to be won, and that even included traditional wars. n/t A Simple Game Jan 2013 #12

Agreed on all counts... 99Forever Jan 2013 #8

But we love our wars. zeemike Jan 2013 #11

We need a WWII mobilization effort worldwide...or its all over. ErikJ Jan 2013 #13

At the rate things are going RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #25

I agree, we should go the full $5 trillion /yr. ErikJ Jan 2013 #30

nailed it Locrian Jan 2013 #14

I totally get your point. blackspade Jan 2013 #16

Maybe a race against extinction? Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #31

I like that, a "race" rather than a war. blackspade Jan 2013 #35

We just got back from seeing "Chasing Ice" Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #17

Thank You n/t agent46 Jan 2013 #19

Best post ever. freshwest Jan 2013 #20

All these phony "wars." Somebody's getting rich off them. $$$$$$$$$$$ blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #21

We need a "War on War." n/t Beartracks Jan 2013 #28

Sane talk in a crazy world. Scuba Jan 2013 #22

It's only a war if someone finds a way to get rich off it. Initech Jan 2013 #24

What's this Toba near-extinction event? Beartracks Jan 2013 #27

Kicked and recommended for a most profound insight. Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #29

I'm thinking that the high testosterone worship BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #33

Maybe we were already there once, Blanche. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #34

I wonder if that Indian culture you mention is the same that Nichiren Daishonin refers to BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #38

No, the Harappan culture pre-dates the Aryan culture that brought Hinduism Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #41

thanks Pine! I'm gonna have to google the Harappan.. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #43

Declaring war is how the republicans like to go after things. Glassunion Jan 2013 #36

More precisely, getting them to admit that we have problems that don't demand violent solutions. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #42

he who lives by the sword BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #44

K&R deutsey Jan 2013 #37

I should go back to school... bobclark86 Jan 2013 #39