tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447699.post8866195902157478272..comments2024-01-21T10:38:21.242+00:00Comments on Smoke Me A Kipper...: ChangesErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15903199424734773952noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447699.post-24046257410567285102008-06-10T09:08:00.000+01:002008-06-10T09:08:00.000+01:00I understand the 'urgency' of the situation to the...I understand the 'urgency' of the situation to the extent that the information on climate change has been presented. I don't disagree with you on the issues of climate change, recycling etc. but to the extremes we should go. <BR/><BR/>You see me as someone who doesn't do enough but on the full spectrum the difference between you and I is negligible when compared to a hermit and going the other way, the difference between us is negligible again when compared to a "non-conscientious, energy swilling, westerner".<BR/><BR/>Our "stalemated arguments" lie in a difference of opinion in how we lead our lives and it is nothing to do with the environment, but you seem to think that it does (although there are always consequences to the environment but then again nearly anything you do has these consequences at an almost idiotic level...e.g., I eat a carton of yoghurt, well energy was needed for its manufacture, the energy came from polluting sources ergo eating yoghurt is bad for the environment).<BR/><BR/>I don’t think you are too “impractical or idealistic”, it’s just the way you tackle the problems in a different way to me and I believe that incorrectly you may have illusions of a pious crusader when in fact we both share common goals when it comes to the environment.<BR/><BR/>The real fact is that we lead different lives and I have different priorities from you which you need to respect (as you should with everyone). The whole population needs to take the environment seriously as I do, but it doesn’t mean we should be unhappy or live like hermits (I understand you don’t advocate this extreme view but I’m using it as an illustration). <BR/><BR/>I’m not ‘apathetic’ when it comes to climate change but pro-active in the actions I take. Again, coming back to the spectrum I would argue that you are the same as me. Sure, you do a lot of “personal” green actions which are all about you using less energy. This pales in comparison to someone who is doing something for the masses either campaigning, or working in a job that helps climate change, advancing science etc. These effects are orders of magnitude more helpful than the your ‘personal’ contribution.<BR/><BR/>In fact, in some ways I do more than you. You say that “it's difficult to be forceful with people you don't know that well and so my attentions are often focused on my brother”. I, on the other hand, try and persuade others and have actually changed the habits of my girlfriend. <BR/><BR/>My reason for writing this response is so that you don’t get too blinkered in your own world and views. As someone who has travelled so much and seen so much you need to take a broader view of people’s situations and circumstances, especially from their perspective. You have pigeon-holed me incorrectly, not that I care too much, and I will continue to do the right thing for the environment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174286566532064915noreply@blogger.com