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Friday, April 29, 2011

Looking in Vain for the Stormcloud's Silver Lining

Surveying the scene of destruction and heartbreaking distress, I find myself hoping all this horrifying heavy weather lately, all these crazy unprecedented tornado outbreaks, of course, but all the massive floods and hurricanes, too, all the persistent droughts and proliferating wildfires, all the unseasonal insect infestations and epic species displacements exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change might impel enough of the greedy corporate tools and misinformed corporate dupes, enough of the ignorant, the stubborn, and the indifferent to inquire for once into causes, to shake up their complacency, to hesitate and re-think their climate change denialism to change their lives a little or at least stop supporting those who are blocking legislation to address these problems… and found myself wondering in exasperation for how many climate change denialists an inquiry into causes would just lead them instead into a more ferocious opposition to gay marriage or into the eager arms of some dot-eyed End-Times congregation or air-conditioned Mall to binge on whatever cheap toxic crap is on sale.

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