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conuly
Well, yes and no.
Yes, both groups are responsible for evading the topic, ignoring it, and generally not helping it. Boooo. Damn librul media again, mucking things up!
But in the end, both groups are made up of... that's right, people. And both groups depend on... uh... that's right, people. And despite appearances, both groups really do care about the people, if only because it's people who keep them in power.
Major corporations aren't destroying the environment because it's fun and they're really looking forward to buying up beachfront property, they're doing it because, like most people, the folks that run 'em are short-sighted and are looking at their profits. So? Cut out their profits.
Buy the most energy-efficient appliances, the most fuel-efficient cars you can manage. (I believe there are subsidies...?) Then write to the companies (or write and email simultaneously) explaining your decision. Make your actions and words prove your point - there's money to be made in these products. Heck, write to the OTHER companies, explaining why you didn't buy from them - how you'd love to buy a product they make, if it doesn't mean having to invest in a submarine a few years down the line. (Though, I dunno, being able to wake up every day singing the "Yellow Submarine" song might be kinda fun. Do they make environmentally conscientous subs?)
Write to your representatives. Write to your potential reps, the ones starting to campaign now. Make it clear to them how important this issue is to you, and how very much you care about it. And don't vote for the failures in the area.
Write to your local news media. Write to national news media. Be a nuisance, in short. I'd talk about organizing the standard forms of protest, but considering the lack of media anti-war protests are getting (write about that too, why don't you?), I want to leave this on a high note.
I mean, when it comes right down to it, blaming politicians and the media is fun, but it's more fun when you know it's their fault and not yours. Lead them to water first, then you can whine about the fact that they didn't drink.
I have another post coming on You Don't Have To Do Everything - hang on a bit and I'll bother to type it.
Incidentally, the wuthering wind (love that word) is cheering me up immensely. I really do like winter. All that snow, when we get it, and wind, when we get it, and cold - it makes me feel safely alone.
Yes, both groups are responsible for evading the topic, ignoring it, and generally not helping it. Boooo. Damn librul media again, mucking things up!
But in the end, both groups are made up of... that's right, people. And both groups depend on... uh... that's right, people. And despite appearances, both groups really do care about the people, if only because it's people who keep them in power.
Major corporations aren't destroying the environment because it's fun and they're really looking forward to buying up beachfront property, they're doing it because, like most people, the folks that run 'em are short-sighted and are looking at their profits. So? Cut out their profits.
Buy the most energy-efficient appliances, the most fuel-efficient cars you can manage. (I believe there are subsidies...?) Then write to the companies (or write and email simultaneously) explaining your decision. Make your actions and words prove your point - there's money to be made in these products. Heck, write to the OTHER companies, explaining why you didn't buy from them - how you'd love to buy a product they make, if it doesn't mean having to invest in a submarine a few years down the line. (Though, I dunno, being able to wake up every day singing the "Yellow Submarine" song might be kinda fun. Do they make environmentally conscientous subs?)
Write to your representatives. Write to your potential reps, the ones starting to campaign now. Make it clear to them how important this issue is to you, and how very much you care about it. And don't vote for the failures in the area.
Write to your local news media. Write to national news media. Be a nuisance, in short. I'd talk about organizing the standard forms of protest, but considering the lack of media anti-war protests are getting (write about that too, why don't you?), I want to leave this on a high note.
I mean, when it comes right down to it, blaming politicians and the media is fun, but it's more fun when you know it's their fault and not yours. Lead them to water first, then you can whine about the fact that they didn't drink.
I have another post coming on You Don't Have To Do Everything - hang on a bit and I'll bother to type it.
Incidentally, the wuthering wind (love that word) is cheering me up immensely. I really do like winter. All that snow, when we get it, and wind, when we get it, and cold - it makes me feel safely alone.
