Reply #1: Not all of us are as inactive as you claim,

[MadHound]

Many of the posters around here are actually quite active in politics and causes, thank you very much. I also find it ironic that you choose to launch this screed against posting on anonymous political chat boards on an anonymous political chatboard. Mmmm, hypocrisy tastes good in the morning:eyes:

Then there are those of us who see the oncoming crisis and are changing their own lives in order to lessen their impact on the world, and to lessen their exposure to the crisis when it all finally comes crashing down. What are you doing to alleviate the energy crisis? Are you driving a more fuel efficient vehicle(I am, it gets 100mpg). Are you buying food from local sources, rather than the crap in the grocery store that gets trucked thousands of miles(I am, I grow and store much of my own produce, get my meat from my farmer neighbors, and shop at the local farmer's market). What about getting off the energy grid, any plans for putting in solar or wind, weatherize your house, cut down on your energy usage(I'm doing all those things, and will also be putting in a cistern combined with a windmill to irrigate my crops and trees).

Your broadbrush scolding is misplaced, there are lots of people who are doing wonderful things in their community and in the country. They choose to post here for a number of reasons, but you seem to forget that people can multitask. And like I said, the irony of you doing that which you so decry(posting screeds on a board) is simply jaw dropping.