Something in human nature inclines most of us to hope for the best (faith, luck, etc) but it seems that most people are unwilling to face the possibility of, or prepare for, the worst.
It's fine to believe that the changes we're seeing to storm patterns are the result of a natural cycle (the best), but it's foolish to use that as an excuse not to take steps in case the problem is us (the worst). The nay-sayers claim that taking steps to curb human impact on the climate will have negative economic impacts. Ask the people of New Orleans about negative economic impact - both Katrina & the cost of evacuation. Ask the people in the Keys evacuating for Ike now, businesses shut, tourists gone.
Maybe if we called it global climate insurance (everyone understands the concept of insurance as preparation for a worst case scenario) more of us highly evolved monkeys would stop and think critically about the situation instead of letting some talking head on TV do our thinking for us and maybe come to the conclusion that there is something each of us can do that is not terribly painful that, collectively, can improve the situation for every person on the planet. Maybe not a popular opinion in an America where "me first" seems to have become the law of the land, but it's mine and I'm sticking to it.
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Where the hell have you been? I went 13 days without electricity.
you should have sailed down here and saved me
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