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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore calls on Barack Obama to 'act boldly' on climate change [View all]Nihil
(13,508 posts)36. You have it about face ...
> and if they don't focus on jobs first, there will not
> be an opportunity to work on climate change.
If you don't focus on climate change, jobs are most definitely the *least* of your concerns.
> In two years there is a midterm election, and if the focus is not on jobs, we will lose
So, immediately after an election is still too close to the next election to focus on the environment.
Thanks for stating the reason why we are in so much shit.
Basically, the strategy of the typical American political "activist" is to keep running
around in the hamster wheel until you drop dead. Fucking wonderful.
Epitaph for modern civilization:
"We just couldn't give a fuck about anything that interrupts our non-negotiable way of life."
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A lot of people are hurting badly right now, and if they don't focus on jobs first, there will not
still_one
Nov 2012
#4
I do not think we can, the media will not be with us. If the economy visibly shows recovery, and
still_one
Nov 2012
#7
I concur. Even after all this time, it's still the Economy; all the stupid out there, take note.
Demeter
Nov 2012
#6
I believe in climate change, however, that will not trump jobs now. We have a two year window, and
still_one
Nov 2012
#8
But it's building stuff that will let us then greatly reduce the amount of oil we burn in the
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#14