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Post by keith on Apr 8, 2018 11:43:25 GMT -5
There is a potential for unimaginable destruction in our near future. It is mostly due to the election of Trump. He's in a total bind with his asinine program of submission to Putin...he can't suck up any further. Now, he's on the verge of crossing him with military moves in Syria. He's demented and we are all wrapped up in his nightmare. Beyond that, perhaps even more telling; he is destroying the Environmental Protection Agency. When the permafrost in the northern hemisphere finishes melting and releasing methane which has been frozen for thousands of years...we will no longer be able to control our destiny. The greenhouse gas methane is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Both types of emissions must be addressed if we want to effectively reduce the impact of climate change. About 25% of the manmade global warming we're experiencing today is caused by methane. By the time the arctic methane is allowed to become gaseous, the warming oceans will be releasing a hundred times more from presently frozen concentrations on the sea bottom.
Unless Trump and his insane supporters are stopped very soon, the quote under my avatar will become reality and Earth will be irrevocably on it's way to becoming another Venus. We will have committed matricide.
I won't argue with fools. If you wish to defend Trump, show up with something other than tabloid conspiracy theories and Fox News delusions.
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Post by nkat on Apr 8, 2018 12:28:25 GMT -5
That is all a scary thought! No way could I defend Trump and his policies!
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Post by QuickSilver on Apr 8, 2018 13:01:45 GMT -5
Excuse me... while I go stick my head in the oven.
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Post by QuickSilver on Apr 8, 2018 13:26:28 GMT -5
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Post by birdgal on Apr 8, 2018 13:37:30 GMT -5
You're a very wise man! "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." Matthew 7:6 BTW, I'm an Atheist. I believe many books, including the bible, have pearls of wisdom as well as a bunch of malarkey. (Miss you, Vice President Biden!)
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Post by birdgal on Apr 8, 2018 13:40:27 GMT -5
Excuse me... while I go stick my head in the oven. LOL! Thank you, Quicksilver. I needed that. LOL!  |
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Post by 2old on Apr 8, 2018 15:32:56 GMT -5
I won't argue with fools. If you wish to defend Trump, show up with something other than tabloid conspiracy theories and Fox News delusions. It can be difficult to win an argument with an intelligent person. It is impossible to win an argument with a stupid person. |
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Post by 2old on Apr 8, 2018 15:36:26 GMT -5
Those "potentials" are certainly something we all need to fear. The fear could so easily become reality due to a Congress and a Supreme Court who both, at this time, value politics over our Country and our Earth.
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Post by Bob on Apr 8, 2018 15:53:44 GMT -5
See, the problem here is that for Trump to understand the science behind these ideas, he'd have to either be capable of reading a report, or someone would have to draw him a picture that he could easily digest. I don't see either of these happening. In the meantime, you have the fossil fuel lobby and the Koch brothers influencing Scott Pruitt. There is a real potential for damage to our environment, given Pruitt's ties to industry and Trump's disdain for anything that Obama championed.
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Post by keith on Apr 8, 2018 23:38:46 GMT -5
First, thank you all for your responses. Second, Toby is no fool...so I'll talk to him. But for right now...let me address the topic.
We have an immediate threat to our democracy. It isn't Trump...it's Putin. He hated Obama because he recognized a peer and an enemy. He liked Bush and Trump for opposing reasons...they are inferior intellects and do not see who he is. After the Crimean invasion, Obama encouraged fracking in spite of opposition from his party. It led to our dominance in oil production and a huge black eye for Putin who depends on oil for everything in his economy. It was an environmental step back to stop a demagogue who cares only for revenge. The Bush idiots clamored "We're the only superpowers" after the old Soviet Union failed...humiliating a proud people. Then, drunk Yeltsin sold out to Putin. Now, we have an embarrassed and angered enemy with the world's second heaviest nuclear arms. And, he has an audience within his opponents country...the morons who elected Trump.
Now...the environment. I am not a religious man but I have a high spiritual regard for this beautiful planet that gave birth to us. We, IMO, are Nature (LIFE) trying to become coherent and effective in it's own development beyond evolution. I've been listening (along with SETI) for any indication of intelligence from our galactic surroundings for 35 years without squeak one. Radio waves go on forever in space...we hear nothing. The more we learn of our planet...the more incredibly unique it becomes. What if...we're it? Can we fail to support our planet/parent without failing the essence of life itself? That may sound dramatic but...there it is. We must stop this fool and others who do not revere our parent.
Now Toby...there's nothing "Knee jerk" about my approach to Trump. I support some of his initiatives; our border needs securing. Our immigration policies, in the time of Bin Laden...need an upgrade. Unfortunately, he's being exposed as a racist, misogynist, and possibly...a foreign agent. I see nothing autonomic in my response to that. He's a huge disappointment and...he sucks.
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