[Marxism] Shotgun wedding

[Barry Brooks]

Here's my latest website start page.

Any comments?

Barry

Dear Earthperson,

After 40 years of trying to warn people about
climate change and oil scarcity with little
positive result, I have been wondering why it
has been so hard.

At first people just though I was crazy.
Forty years ago few people had ever heard of
climate change or oil scarcity. I was
offering solutions to problems that were
still unseen.

Now concern is widespread. The problem has
become that the solution provokes strong
emotional reactions. Apparently, most people
are afraid to think about real change. We
want change, but often people's imagination
in boxed in by the fear of having thoughts
that are scary or bad.

Still most people don't know how serious our
problems are. They are scared into uneasy
denial. If people knew how bad it will be if
we don't change they would be afraid to not
think about solutions.

Scare tactics are nothing new, but the
warnings about climate change are nothing
like an orange alert.

It is unlikely we we be able to adapt to our
changed circumstances without suffering
extreme losses of population and wealth,
because delusional solutions are everywhere.
Gadgets to save the shopping way of life will
never exist. Pollution schemes are like just
rearranging deck chairs. The real causes of
our problems and possible solutions go
unmentioned.

Why should anyone want to upset people with
an urgent warning? Could we really do
anything about our problems just talking?

Blueprints and dreams are cousins. They have
been known to marry. We need a shotgun wedding.

Want to meet the happy couple? See
http://home.earthlink.net/~durable

Barry Brooks