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While in College I took a class from an ultra liberal proffesor called Spaceship earth. He likened Earth to a spaceship we are all traveling on. Those in the top compartment had most of the supplies, air food water, where it is temperature controlled etc. But there are limited resources, That's US. Those in the compartments below have less and less, down to the bottom, hotter and hungrier. Those at the top are using supplies at a fantastic rate and polluting the air and water. Those below suffer. Those below them suffer more. ethicaly, how do we justify staying in the top compartment with everything, knowing those in other compartments are suffering terribly? Do we share? Do we conserve? Or do we lock the compartment door and anyone on our side is welcome to consume at any rate they desire? untill it's all used up?
While the Earth we all travel on is somewhat larger than our hypothetical spaceship, it is much the same. We are compartmentalized. We lock and guard the door. We consume as much as we are allowed.
Our earthly spaceship is a closed system and perhaps not us but those who come after will pay dearly for our mismanagement sooner or later.
Believe in Global warming or not but we are affecting our Planet. Pink mold will continue to grow since we will not restrict ourselves voluntarily. I think the main question is this..Are you willing to be the first to give up that extra TV or two? The extra car? Drive less? Take out the lawn and replace it with gravel to conserve water and fuel to mow it? Have one less child? Eat less? Give up the power boat or motorcycle? Remember, you do this for those in other compartments...You take a lot less so they can have a little more...US citizens are the most prolific consumers on the Planet..10 times more than most 3rd World countries.
China and India want to emulate our prosperity. The only way they could consume that much is to take it from us. Economic wars are in our future.
The economies of the World will continue as they are, there is no stopping global warming. It will be like a speeding freight train. It's going through the crossing even if you put on all the brakes.
Might as well party as if there's no tomorrow!
Jerry Burney