06-04-2019, 04:58 PM
(06-04-2019, 04:17 PM)hollodero Wrote: I'd like to add that I also like radical solutions to keep our planet livable. Non-radical ideas won't do it.
The term itself is of course often used to scare people, in the sense of radical=extreme=threatening. It's a tainted expression.
I consider those sorts of things equity issues. The continued degradation of the planet will disproportionately impact the lower and middle classes as the upper classes will have the means to "ride it out" longer than others. Therefore, solutions to reduce air pollution, for soil and water conservation, and also to combat climate change are matters of equity. So while I was including these issues in my very broad statement, I appreciate the specificity on these in particular.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
