What matters more to you: politics, social issues, gender issues or environment?

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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    pjhawks said:
    I went with social issues and the reason I did is because I believe if you take care of those issues the rest will be taken care of by decent human beings. i believe if society is better and people feel good about themselves then our leaders will reflect society and the other issues will be better served. maybe i'm naive but i believe if you put good people into leadership positions good things will follow.
    Same choice for me and this was basically my thought process as well.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    pearljammr78 said:
    I chose Politics because I think politics encompass all the issues. 

    But my number one in the categories is environmental for sure. I just hope it’s not too late.  


    Too late for humans maybe.  I put environment but that is merely a selfish human response.  
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    bootlegger10 said:
    pearljammr78 said:
    I chose Politics because I think politics encompass all the issues. 

    But my number one in the categories is environmental for sure. I just hope it’s not too late.  


    Too late for humans maybe.  I put environment but that is merely a selfish human response.  
    It seems normal and rational to me to want to preserve the environment for our own good.  A world not suited for human habitation is surely nothing any of us wants!

    But going beyond that, I hope that some day we as a species will learn to have respect for all life and work for a healthier environment for the sake of all creatures. We're part of a much bigger picture than simply our own existence.  I believe that humans seeing ourselves as a separate entity is the root cause of our continuing destructive habits toward nature.  If we could see ourselves as part of the bigger picture we would have more concern for the whole of life.   We would naturally move toward a biocentric viewpoint which is an "ethics that extends the status of moral object from human beings to all living things in nature".

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    I have been hooked on YouTube videos about space and am amazed at how the earth is the way it is versus other planets.   Ultimately there are things out of our control like asteroids, earthquakes, tectonic plates, etc... but we can do better about some things.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    I'm for a return to sanity.  That is probably my number one issue.  Kind of far-fetched at this point.


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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    Oops, I forgot to vote ...

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Jason P said:
    I'm for a return to sanity.  That is probably my number one issue.  Kind of far-fetched at this point.


    Good choice Jason!  I'm guessing that accounts for one of the three "other" votes. 

    My guesses for what the others are include:

    -Sex
    -Drugs
    -Rock and Roll
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    I am reminded yet again at how little traction environmental issues gain on these AMT pages.  
    And politicians as well.  How many of them focus on the health of the planet?  Few, if any!
    Without a planet healthy enough to sustain human life, there will be no political, social, racial, religious, or gender issues to talk about.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    brianlux said:
    I am reminded yet again at how little traction environmental issues gain on these AMT pages.  
    And politicians as well.  How many of them focus on the health of the planet?  Few, if any!
    Without a planet healthy enough to sustain human life, there will be no political, social, racial, religious, or gender issues to talk about.
    I was talking about this exact thing yesterday at lunch with my parents. How they are "happy" they won't be around to see it (they are 76). But not happy knowing their grandchildren might. It really is incredible how utterly selfish the human race is. I mean, the rich can't ride their fucking yachts through lava. But the populace is in constant distraction mode over what's happening in front of them, not what may/will happen later in life. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    brianlux said:
    I am reminded yet again at how little traction environmental issues gain on these AMT pages.  
    And politicians as well.  How many of them focus on the health of the planet?  Few, if any!
    Without a planet healthy enough to sustain human life, there will be no political, social, racial, religious, or gender issues to talk about.
    I was talking about this exact thing yesterday at lunch with my parents. How they are "happy" they won't be around to see it (they are 76). But not happy knowing their grandchildren might. It really is incredible how utterly selfish the human race is. I mean, the rich can't ride their fucking yachts through lava. But the populace is in constant distraction mode over what's happening in front of them, not what may/will happen later in life. 

    Good point.  And the media, in general, is no help.  All the sensational shit gets the front page, the the issues that threaten our and our children's future well being are related to the back pages... if anything.  It makes me makes me makes me crazy.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Correct. Environmental alarms don't sell clicks. BUT THEY FUCKING SHOULD
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,614
    All of the above! 
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  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,889
    Don't even need to get angry at the rich riding their lava yachts.

    People are just not voting or caring at all about environment related topics.

    The dems passed the largest related climate spend ever and didn't move the needle 1% per the polls.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Lerxst1992 said:
    Don't even need to get angry at the rich riding their lava yachts.

    People are just not voting or caring at all about environment related topics.

    The dems passed the largest related climate spend ever and didn't move the needle 1% per the polls.

    Dems are far more interested in environment than Republicans, but that's like saying you're more likely to survive a 300 foot fall than you are a 3,000 foot fall.  The end result is likely to be the same.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    Lerxst1992 said:
    Don't even need to get angry at the rich riding their lava yachts.

    People are just not voting or caring at all about environment related topics.

    The dems passed the largest related climate spend ever and didn't move the needle 1% per the polls.
    but the rich are the ones who control everything, which is what I was getting at. Money drives politics. If the super rich (not celebrities, real generational wealth) wanted it to be an issue, it would be. 
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Lerxst1992 said:
    Don't even need to get angry at the rich riding their lava yachts.

    People are just not voting or caring at all about environment related topics.

    The dems passed the largest related climate spend ever and didn't move the needle 1% per the polls.
    but the rich are the ones who control everything, which is what I was getting at. Money drives politics. If the super rich (not celebrities, real generational wealth) wanted it to be an issue, it would be. 

    Yes, and yet it's a concept that a hell of a lot of people seem to have missed, don't understand, or just won't hear.  Talk about an "elephant in the room"!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,385
    Gender 0 votes should tell you something.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Gender 0 votes should tell you something.

    Looks like someone responded with a vote!
    Not to diminish the importance, of course.  Gender issues are not high on my list, but I know at least a few people for whom they are.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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