[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

No, that's not the problem. The problem is multi-fold:
1) there are people who adamantly deny that it's happening at all.
2) there are people who acknowledge that it's happening, but adamantly insist that there's nothing anyone can do about it.
3) there are people who acknowledge that it's happening, and then toss in the red herring that the problem is that no one can STOP it - as if that was the only possible option.

The fact is:

1. It's happening.
2. We are CONTRIBUTING to it, and not causing it. It'd happen whether we contributed or not, but we are, and that leads people to conclude that our contribution is the only thing we can address, which I am sure is true.
3. There are things we absolutely CAN do to slow it down. However, the attempt needs global participation and we can't even agree within our own country that it's something that needs to happen at all, let alone how. There's no way the entire planet will agree that it's a problem, we've contributed to it, and we can slow it down, and then take those steps to slow it down.

ALL of those things must happen. a) we have to ALL see that it's a problem. b) we have to ALL acknowledge that we contributed to it. c) we have to ALL agree that we can slow it down. d) we have to DO those things to slow it down.

If all 4 things don't happen on a global scale, then the entire argument is moot. Pray for the descendants of your great-great grandchildren. They'll be inheriting a damaged planet that can no longer recover, but could've been livable for another 10-100 generations if we had taken steps NOW to slow down the damage.

I believe that what you just said is pretty close to what I just said,

Only I said it....

Gentler.