Re: generation. Why older people
must stand in solidarity with the youth climate strikes. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian
15th February 2019. https://www.monbiot.com/2019/02/18/re-generation/
George Monbiot says my generation has failed but "we can build a movement big enough to overthrow
the life-denying system that has brought us to the brink of disaster…"
We can but, but he and we need deeper thinking and action. And we
need it fast.
Mr. Monbiot makes some painful but accurate points about my
generation's denial and lack of action to protecting future generations. But he may be to quick on the draw claiming
it's too late to do anything about climate change and other aspects of
environmental instability.
He obviously hasn't read the book "Drawdown" which
documents 100 things that can be affordability done, that will actually save us
money as well as protect our environment.
https://www.drawdown.org/the-book
If he was really concerned about our children's future and generations
beyond, he would have promoted funding the 17 Sustainable Development Goals which
address the root causes of environmental destruction AND two other catastrophic
trends that will keep us from meeting environmental goals. Global poverty that kills more than 15,000
children every day even if climate change wasn't an issues, and equally
important, the evolution of weaponry and war increasingly capable of destroying
ourselves and our ecosystem.
His singular focus on protecting nature without addressing
the injustices of poverty, genocide, war, terrorism, and preventable infectious
diseases misses the key element in ensuring our children's future...recognizing
our irreversible interdependence and abiding by both the "Laws of Nature
and Nature's God" that were so wisely mentioned in our Declaration of
Independence. The "self-evident"
"truths" referenced in that profound document still need to be
codified or funded globally.
It’s self-evident we are not going to codify those truths
anytime soon, but they could be largely achieved with sufficient funding. Government debts are so great we cannot
expect any more from them, but we can demand that they pass a law to tap some
of the $32 trillion in illicit funds stashed in off shore accounts, some US
banks and real-estate properties -- by kleptocrats,
oligarchs, criminal cartels, filthy rich capitalists avoiding taxes, and extremist
groups funding acts of terror.
Invitation for action:
April 7th is World Health Day. If you are interested in building a movement
large enough to actually prevent unimaginable costs and horrific consequences to
future generations please visit (https://mobilized.news/ or email me at chuck@igc.org
for support in hosting an event in your own Congressional District to bring leaders
of each of the three major movements (environment, peace, and economic/social
justice) together to do what’s needed to start turning things around.
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