tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post6284909530788977357..comments2024-02-20T13:32:06.704-05:00Comments on Resource Insights: The difference between hypocrisy and unilateral disarmamentKurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-62216596939650551982007-06-29T08:47:00.000-04:002007-06-29T08:47:00.000-04:00I disagree with "the Fly", Al Gore sees the proble...I disagree with "the Fly", Al Gore sees the problem and takes the most logical course of action to begin solving it, i.e. to increase public awareness.<BR/><BR/>The argument has been made that, for many reasons, civilization would be better off rapidly depleting its resources rather than slowly doing so. From that perspective, Al Gore is certainly on the right course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-16536727073758326492007-06-27T20:15:00.000-04:002007-06-27T20:15:00.000-04:00I would agree that each person is responsible for ...I would agree that each person is responsible for assessing their own living patterns, while consciously considering the impact of their actions. Nevertheless, the cultural fiction underlying the dominant pattern of living doesn't strike me as consciously rationalized, yet your conclusion--"cultivate a certain sense of mind"--insinuates conscious intent. Further, your extension of logic--"principled, yet shameless, murder"--elevates the conversation to an unreasonable tone and tenor. Should you expect reasonable behavior, if your own reasonableness is in doubt? No. The exact opposite should be expected. I am forced to wonder if you are being fully honest with yourself.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, the insertion of Al Gore into the conversation raises many flags. I am left feeling that you see Al Gore as a legitimate spokesman on issues of climate change, and somehow his contributions justify the impact of his lifestyle, since you seem to deflect the criticism through justification.<BR/><BR/>Al Gore’s aims to serve Al Gore; the fact that climate change has entered the public discourse is only secondary. The fact that it has been politicized at the federal level virtually ensures counter-effectual policies, as the state of numerous policy issues of critical importance highlights the manner in which the mechanism for solving societal problems only serves the established few. Al Gore’s lifestyle certainly establishes his “credentials,” and a serious proponent of democracy and freedom would dismiss his legitimacy as a spokesman.<BR/><BR/>U.S styled democracy, prosperity and freedom hinged on property ownership, and it’s productive capacity. Globalization has slowly re-organized the productive nature of most communities, and resource depletion and environmental degradation only testify to the inevitable, and painful, reorganization that awaits communities in the long run. Solutions come from actions, and the demise of the academic-styled intellectual will result, for all they do is talk at you. In other words, conferences are for resolutions, not solutions.<BR/><BR/>Al Gore, and most people in the fractured sustainability community live their solutions, and that’s the primary way humans educate action. Infants learn thorough observation and imitation. The level of the public debate points clearly to the educational approach necessary: live your solutions.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905018070130662625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-35662401834865028482007-06-26T17:03:00.000-04:002007-06-26T17:03:00.000-04:00Your posts are always very insightful. Much more v...Your posts are always very insightful. Much more value-added than most bloggers.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Conrad Noberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441747026300585802noreply@blogger.com