The horrific disaster in Nepal, the loss, a region suddenly both unlivable and unrecognisable, hints at the scale of what we are doing to the planet as a function of climate destruction.
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@JulianOliver Not sure what you are doing, but I'm not doing that - and I really doubt you are.
It's rich people and corporations, using police and military to beat down any resistance to their greed.
It's rich people and corporations. Not "we".
@andymouse To speak for myself, I have contributed to the harm, buying things I don't absolutely need, having them shipped to me. I used to fly a lot for work, taking a taxi when I could've walked, etc, etc, a long list. I don't contribute to animal agriculture, but my food is still often wrapped in petroleum products.
It's a process, & we in the rich countries all have a moral imperative to do our bit - changes at home while also demanding change in corporate and government levels. It's both
@JulianOliver Yes I agree, these things we do.
But the impact is negligible compared to the impact of rich people and corporations.
It's like saying that cows farting is part of the green house effect. Yes, this is true, but who would blame the cows?
Of course we are not cows. But the coordination challenge of changing hundreds of millions of individuals is similar to the challenge of convincing the world's cows not to fart.
Putting blame anywhere except upon those who actually has the responsibility is a distraction from focusing on what could actually change the situation.
@JulianOliver in a Galactic journal somewhere there will be similar news stories and analysis of Earth itself in a few years.
