tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post8380494407603501946..comments2023-04-17T02:14:40.718-07:00Comments on COMPASSIONATE CLIMATE ACTION: 35 Days - If the Children Knew What We Know...GreenHeartedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920831217530325071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post-37665577708019299982009-11-03T10:18:56.198-08:002009-11-03T10:18:56.198-08:00Whew. Wicked take on our society and our generatio...Whew. Wicked take on our society and our generation, Remi — but spot on! I've often wondered how the peace and love hippie generation became so bloated (and blighted) by buying. But then I remember the forces (and the money) behind the push for ever-increasing consumerism. I think history will show that ours was the luckiest generation in human history — and we blew it.GreenHeartedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920831217530325071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7406037264704298997.post-33021981651991347892009-11-03T06:06:35.670-08:002009-11-03T06:06:35.670-08:00I am skeptical that the children will save us, bec...I am skeptical that the children will save us, because they know what we know. There are no widespread sit-ins at universities, children are not forcing their parents to give up SUVs... The few that do care have to grow up and move out into today's society, which bleeds the compassion and the action out of people. The world's population has doubled so there are more people that will act and take action based on statistics, but the same is true for the other side of the spectrum. <br />In the 70s there was a big sustainability movement that followed the oil crash and there was very serious discussions about the need to have no-growth economies that stopped depleting our resources faster than can be replenished. Other then a few leaders and maveriks that emerged, the children of that era are now doing worse then their parents did before.Reminoreply@blogger.com