Re: OT reducing your carbon footprint

[Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net>]

Title: Re: OT reducing your carbon footprint

Bob, once again, is spot on.

The "right'" seem to be very discompassionate (see: Katrina) and self centered.

There is an interesting book on the subject:

"The Compassionate Brain: A Revolutionary Guide to Developing Your Intelligence to Its Full Potential"

http://www.amazon.com/Compassionate-Brain-Revolutionary-Developing-Intelligence/dp/159030330X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product

Quote  "humans must encourage all actions and mental habits that engender feelings of deep personal concern (empathy) and reject those that do not."

> On Sep 3, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Jeff Larson
> wrote:
> > Do you honestly think people on what
> > Americans call the "right" don't
> > care about the future?
> Yes.
> The polarizing nature of the comments about the Right is mainly in
> reference to Fox News which has already done the polarizing.
> They may care about "their" future which seems to mean a
> mostly white celebration of materialism, greed, social control, and
> dominionist christianity. Their idea of freedom seems to be
> unrestricted exploitation of people and resources by the powerful.
> The basic Right Wing response is war, drilling, clear cutting, prisons
> etc.
>
> They don't care about THE future.
>
> And part of the nature of conservative mindset, especially religious
> conservatism the world over, is an unwillingness or inability to face
> the future -- a resistance or refusal to adapt and adjust to the
> changing conditions and needs of the evolving planetary situation.
> (Hence archaic brutal traditions like genital mutilation, whaling
> etc...)
>
> Sure, sweeping generalizations, but they (Fox News, neo-cons etc.)
> have earned it.
>
> :-)
>
> BobC

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