On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:41:21 +0100, EMB <embtwo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> .mother wrote:
>> Wouldn't it be nice, just once in a while, if a politician were to say
>> "The planet seems to be a bit ****ed, there may be a number of reasons
>> and a number of solutions, but I don't know the answer."
>
> I have actually met a few who are that honest, but their voices seem to
> be drowned out by those politicians who are more interested in their own
> green image and consequent political survival than the long (or even
> short) term survival of the planet.
Oh, the planet will survive a while yet. People may find it harder to eke
out an existence but I seriously doubt there's much to be done about that
short of radical change on so many levels.
Let's be clear about the purpose of politics - it's the management of
economics and self-interest. So far as the planet is concerned, country
and government are irrelevant.
--
William Tasso
Land Rover - 110 V8
Discovery - V8
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