The uncaring and insatiable greed
of some, the wanton destruction across so many levels of society that
it's caused - so much of what was best has been taken from us.
Those who cynically (and often selfishly) have dismissed the effects of
Global Warming, may well yet succeed in destroying what's left, the
fact that neither Obama nor Romney addressed the issue in debate
speaking volumes.
According
to an October poll by Pew Research, 85% of Democrats and 48% of
Republicans believe in Global Warming. As for the rest, the capacity
for denial appears indeed a favorite renewable resource, but, an
increasingly and dearly expensive one.
As the very values that defined America changed, as Neoliberalism flourished, many of us have argued the effects of this are as devastating as Sandy's -- though clearly not as easily seen -- but what should be evident is what can happen if one is worshiping the wrong things, New York's devastation well highlighting what comes of it.
Copyright October 2012
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Ritt Goldstein is an American investigative political journalist living in Sweden. His work has appeared fairly widely, including in America's Christian Science Monitor, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald, Spain's El Mundo, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, Hong Kong's Asia Times, and a number of other global media outlets.
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