tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post3456445999436953495..comments2024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Reasons You Might Suspect (Rightly) That I Am A LiberalAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-72357938580327135242019-09-26T09:54:06.993-06:002019-09-26T09:54:06.993-06:00@neo Not reality, but I'm sure this bit of sat...@neo Not reality, but I'm sure this bit of satire will resonate with you: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/martha-stewarts-guide-to-a-perfect-impeachment-party-b23882b814b7?fbclid=IwAR2_7ApzY3tWXJl-cRfmfz8yjPgu2plhTLE_JjdIpY6-yDY0pCwmWyPlV-M&gi=76e67f9d3da1andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-25410736526856843722019-09-25T16:10:20.059-06:002019-09-25T16:10:20.059-06:00Greta Thunberg who is saying something along the l... Greta Thunberg who is saying something along the lines of "And, the fact that many people think that small individual efforts make a big difference doesn't mean that this is correct."<br /><br />is on the left. by 2075 the world population is projected to be 10 billion<br /><br />https://www.mercatornet.com/demography/view/united_nations_releases_population_projections_to_2100/9134<br /><br />you don't think say 4 billion Harrison Fords with private jets and helicopters and boats and fast cars and lavish lifestyles requiring factories to burn CO2 to produce these luxuries won't have an impact on CO2?<br /><br />as a liberal, how do you see liberalism combating global warming while allowing individuals freedom to say drive a car or buy a CO2 produced and shipped smart phone and use fb?neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-35392700105663310112019-09-25T14:30:41.409-06:002019-09-25T14:30:41.409-06:00Liberals trust science more than conservatives. Ma...Liberals trust science more than conservatives. Many in both camps don't trust some kinds of science. I'm not one of them. Many others aren't either. And, the fact that many people think that small individual efforts make a big difference doesn't mean that this is correct.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-51982515762817776572019-09-25T11:40:41.944-06:002019-09-25T11:40:41.944-06:00"
Mostly climate change isn't about indiv..."<br />Mostly climate change isn't about individual sacrifices period. It is about factories and utilities and core energy utilization technologies, not turning the light off when you leave a room, or taking lukewarm showers, or using reusable bags, etc. Not that it doesn't help a little, but no amount of that kind of thing can make that much of a difference. It is certainly superior to the utter denial of conservatives who want to maximize fossil fuel production and use and undermine environmental regulations of all kinds."<br /><br />there's this speech by the current media darling Greta Thunberg age 15 or 16<br /><br />“My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old. I am from Sweden. I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now. Many people say that Sweden is just a small country and it doesn’t matter what we do. But I’ve learned you are never too small to make a difference. And if a few children can get headlines all over the world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do together if we really wanted to.<br /><br />But to do that, we have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable that may be. You only speak of green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being unpopular. You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake. You are not mature enough to tell it like is. Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet. Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money. Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.<br /><br />The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children maybe they will spend that day with me. Maybe they will ask me about you. Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was time to act. You say you love your children above all else, and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.<br /><br />Until you start focusing on what needs to be done rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope. We can’t solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis. We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity. And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, maybe we should change the system itself. We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again. We have run out of excuses and we are running out of time. We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people. Thank you”.<br /><br />ref https://www.lifegate.com/people/news/greta-thunberg-speech-cop24<br /><br />she stared trump down.<br /><br />She clearly is against the rich destroying our future with their carbon CO2 lifestyle.<br /><br />it appears when it comes to abortion, it's a private matter which i agree, but when it comes to burning CO2 you're destroying the future.<br /><br />i don't know how environmentalists can have their way without draconian measures that interfere with personal liberties, such as driving cars which dump co2<br /><br />as far as factories are concerned, factories also produce CPU's that our smartphones need and the internet and social media. <br /><br />i agree with you that conservatives can be anti-science on issues like evolution and even climate change, but let's not kid ourselves about liberals, when science goes against their own agenda.<br /><br />personally i favor breeder nuclear reactors for base load. i know liberals are anti-nukes due to Chernobyl, three mile island and Fukushima but that's the price to pay for energy<br /><br /><br /><br />neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-85494043523147624902019-09-24T22:18:33.718-06:002019-09-24T22:18:33.718-06:00A post made when this blog was only four weeks old...A post made when this blog was only four weeks old, on July 31, 2005 addresses some of these issues: <br />http://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/07/your-virtue-wont-save-planet.htmlandrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-55453786546832635412019-09-24T22:16:17.743-06:002019-09-24T22:16:17.743-06:00First of all, the "super rich" are overw...First of all, the "super rich" are overwhelmingly conservatives. Maybe 90-10?<br /><br />And, celebrities are rarely the most rich. They have high consumption lifestyles relative to what they earn, but hardly rivaling that of the billionaires. A fast car isn't that much more damage to climate than a $45,000 nicely trimmed upper middle class car. A Tesla is fast but has zero emissions and is increasingly cleanly powered as the grid steadily becomes cleaner with more renewables and less coal. The number of people who own private jets and helicopters is pretty darn modest. Boats aren't terribly inefficient fuel-wise.<br /><br />Mostly climate change isn't about individual sacrifices period. It is about factories and utilities and core energy utilization technologies, not turning the light off when you leave a room, or taking lukewarm showers, or using reusable bags, etc. Not that it doesn't help a little, but no amount of that kind of thing can make that much of a difference. It is certainly superior to the utter denial of conservatives who want to maximize fossil fuel production and use and undermine environmental regulations of all kinds.<br /><br />Certainly, you don't have to be anti-capitalist to be liberal. Markets work. The main problem is not that they don't work, but that they work too well and also are insufficiently regulated to prevent externalities from arising.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-76737862747695082152019-09-24T17:34:17.235-06:002019-09-24T17:34:17.235-06:00Political identification is deeply intertwined wit...<br />Political identification is deeply intertwined with and mostly a matter of cultural identification. And, liberalism is not a vow of poverty. In as few words as possible the Google motto "Don't be evil" pretty much sums it up."<br /><br />so you don't have any issues with super rich liberals telling us to make sacrifices to save the world and reduce our carbon footprint while they themselves indulge in private jets and helicopters and huge boats and fast cars.<br /><br />sounds like hypocrisy to me.neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-56630958792699380002019-09-24T17:31:29.722-06:002019-09-24T17:31:29.722-06:00i'm kinda impressed you are married and work a...i'm kinda impressed you are married and work as a lawyer and you find to watch all that stuff.<br /><br />i watch star wars and star trek discovery and the clone wars. i don't what to make of fungal networks and tardigrade dna<br /><br />i've also watch reality tv show survivorneohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-43786208138583209092019-09-24T16:16:51.297-06:002019-09-24T16:16:51.297-06:00I list many favorites in various media at Facebook...I list many favorites in various media at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ohwilleke/about?lst=633847937%3A633847937%3A1569363352andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-83493216552574988172019-09-24T16:15:01.582-06:002019-09-24T16:15:01.582-06:00"what do you think of harrison ford talking a..."what do you think of harrison ford talking about saving the world and climate change and being a liberal like you while owning many private jets and traveling in them"<br /><br />Political identification is deeply intertwined with and mostly a matter of cultural identification. And, liberalism is not a vow of poverty. In as few words as possible the Google motto "Don't be evil" pretty much sums it up.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-70608068383261770292019-09-24T16:13:05.462-06:002019-09-24T16:13:05.462-06:00* Star Wars
* Star Trek
* Game of Thrones
* Spider...* Star Wars<br />* Star Trek<br />* Game of Thrones<br />* Spiderman<br />* X-Men<br />* Many other major comics (mostly Marvel and indie titles, and handful of D.C.)<br />* Lots and lots of novels: Kelley Armstrong, Piers Anthony, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, LOTR, Vampire Academy, etc.<br />* Lots of webcomics (several dozen)<br />* Magical realism<br />* Anime series and manga series (many) e.g. Red River, Darling in the Franxx, Goong, etc.<br />* TV series including Carnival Row, Dead Like Me, Heroes, Sensate, Vampire Diaries, Daredevil, Charmed (both versions), Pushing Daisies, etc., <br />* Art films sci fi/fantasy.<br />* Occult and some horror.<br /><br />A full list would run to several pages and would still be incomplete. Not just English language. Also (with subtitles and/or translations) Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Russian, Malaysian, Australian, British and Irish, French ...andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172964121659914379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-12664169032488894422019-09-23T23:41:44.519-06:002019-09-23T23:41:44.519-06:00 * I am a fan of science fiction, fantasy and comi... * I am a fan of science fiction, fantasy and comics.<br /><br />which ones? star wars trek predator aliens xmen superman LOTR?neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-37166542426744903402019-09-23T20:38:15.667-06:002019-09-23T20:38:15.667-06:00what do you think of harrison ford talking about s...what do you think of harrison ford talking about saving the world and climate change and being a liberal like you while owning many private jets and traveling in them.<br /><br />other liberals like barbara streisand to mark zuckerberg engage in similar practices<br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/harrison-ford-called-out-for-using-private-jets-after-speech-at-un-climate-action-summit-001129311.html<br /><br />do as i say not as i do.neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769182614452171312noreply@blogger.com