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Letting go of our convenience ethic

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No amount of closing our eyes will make it disappear

 

And the world can't take it very much longer

Were not gonna make it unless we're smarter and stronger

The world's gonna shake itself free of our greed somehow

And the world can't take it that you can see

If the oceans don't make it neither will we

The world's gonna shake itself all the way free

 

If I could be anywhere

If I could be anywhere in time

If I could be anywhere and change the outcome

It would have to be now

 

            The beauty of this song is that is not one of cynicism or resignation; it's a call to action.   Artists like Jackson keep us in touch with our nature and our planet.   It is up to us to heed the call and conduct our own personal war on convenience.

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James H. Wittebols is a professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor. Prior to that he taught as a professor of Communication Studies at Niagara University. He holds a Ph.D in Sociology from Washington State University and has a (more...)
 
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