Posted by
Mick O. on Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:58:56 PM
It's a typical summer morning in northern California; foggy and windy. Whoever thinks global warming is a bad thing, think again. Two degrees in 1000 years? Give me a break. Anyway, NewsMax reports that air pollution is linked to heart disease... WOW. Everyone in China is going to die. My friend just came back from China where he met and married his wife and says it's very polluted. So everyone in China is going to die. That's what NewsMax is implying...
Someone needs to start a "Good News" report. I'm tired of gloom and doom.
Then there are these 60's liberal throwbacks with their bumper stickers. Remember the "Free Tibet" bumper stickers? Well, I'm proud (NOT) to say that
FOUR activists from here in Marin County were arrested in China last April (and eventually deported) for demonstrating to "Free Tibet". FOUR activists. Isn't that an endangered species???
My opinion on bumper stickers is... it's a liberal thing. I care more than you do. Like tattoos, if one is good, more is better. And what do they accomplish? I have yet to see a bumper sticker that solves a problem.
I've written many time about how the government is interested in doing just about anything except what the constitution provides for. The military is a good example. My sister is against the war... actually ANY war. Her life is so insulated from living an affluent life style because thug dictators are kept at bay thanks to our men and women in uniform. They know if they attack us directly (whether they think we are a paper tiger or not) there will be swift retribution. So the old hippies sit here in relative comfort and can voice their opinions on street corners knowing that nothing bad will come of it. Not like the four in China who actually went to jail for voicing their opinions!
Then you have Elizabeth Edwards boycotting tangerines because they are not grown in her state... is this a type of hunger strike? Much of their produce probably comes from out of state. And what about prepared foods that were frozen and canned in another state or another country? Again, it's symbolism over substance. And whose running for President anyway? Her or her husband?
And let's talk briefly about radical environmentalism. I am all for clean air and clean water. We've joined the GREEN movement by installing solar (which will not pay for itself for 5 years - to break even! And that's if we can get PG&E out here to let us turn it on in the first place!). Where I draw the line is that man is more powerful than mother nature... like we can destroy the planet. I'll grant you that we can make a mess of things, but over time, nature comes back if left alone which tells me there is an infinite intelligence bigger than humans.
But if the environmentalists are right, wouldn't Africa be heaven on earth? They are primitive, almost stone age in many places on that continent. Take a look at the disease and death caused by lack of technology. Then there are the brutal dictators. No thanks, I'll stay in America, thank you!
Another thought about a higher power and infinite intelligence is proven by government. Every time they try and pass a law to fix a problem, they can not possibly anticipate every nuance that will result. So quite often they make matters worse and hurt the people they intended to help. The founding fathers knew this and tried to set up a government to anticipate problems, but even in their wisdom, they had no idea and never intended for judges to become so powerful.
So I guess my point is this; we have it so good here may of us are able to have these lofty goals of world peace. We can even have as many bumper stickers as we want. Meanwhile, read about some of the things going on in Africa and then tell me we aren't inventing our own problems.
So much for my ramblings today.
Mick O.