Comments on: A Republic of Insects & Grass

By: Taylen

Taylen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:27:16 +0000

This is quite true, actually…just never thought about it like this. Thanks for putting my frustrations into words!
I’m not at all ok with us killing ourselves off or any other creatures for that matter…while it may be a good thing in the end for our planet, I would much rather have a healthy planet for my children’s children to enjoy!

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:09:37 +0000

Haha amen, sister. This was completely a /soapbox moment for me. It does baffle me though, because most of the people I talk to about this are educated, intelligent, reasonable people. Who are sitting there saying that the demise of the planet as we know it, as you say “meh, okay.” To me it’s one thing to disbelieve, but how do you believe and then opt out of caring. Maybe I’m envious – on the days I feel like I care too much, I wish I could get me some of that kool-aid.

By: Rachel Wilmoth

Rachel Wilmoth — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:51:40 +0000

I wish I could explain it. I’m left with the same reaction you have. What I find so frustrating about AGW is how politicized it is. I have a feeling a lot of the politicization of AGW comes from the fact that if we want to at least curtail it, it’s going to take a cultural change of consuming less–which, face it, for plenty of people will be a hard change to make. So I think it’s easier to either state “The earth has gone through global warming before” or “Meh. The bugs and grass will survive” than to actually take steps that would reduce the effects of AGW. /soapbox