As
I reflect on those friends who support Trump, I find it increasingly
difficult to believe that otherwise intelligent, successful, and well
traveled individuals can accept his ignorance of science, history, and
economics.
The
U.S. does not exist in a vacuum and our country’s actions have serious
consequences for the rest of the world. How can our government ignore
the fact that climate change is affected by human actions, with the vast
majority of scientists
supporting the view that we are causing rapid climate change. Yes,
there have been trends over time that included both warm and cold
periods, but these have occurred over long periods of time. The
consequences of human actions has accelerated these changes to
the point that nature does not have sufficient time to adapt. This is
the risk that Trump and his crony politicians are willing to take
playing Russian Roulette with our future and the future and well being
of our world.
It
is beyond stupidity to tell coal miners that they have any future in
the same industry instead of finding alternatives for them to earn a
decent living. It is beyond stupidity to risk damage to very fragile
environments in both the Arctic and Antarctic by
drilling for oil there with insufficient and ineffective protections to
guard against oil spills when the damage is irreversible, even over
many generations. It is beyond stupidity to sell National Parks for
development and eliminate the enjoyment
of these resources for future generations. It is beyond stupidity to
allow over-fishing to continue and reduce fish stocks to the point of
their inability to recover thus depriving future fishermen of their
livelihood and destroying fishing as a pleasant pastime.
The
arrogance, stupidity, carelessness and incompetence of the Trump
Administration and Republican Congress, along with Democratic
complicity, needs to be eliminated in the next election. Politicians
who put the future of our Country
as a priority, who understand the relationship of the US to the rest of
the world, who respect science, who respect our environment and protect
the health of future generations of Americans, who understand
sustainable growth and development,
and are not afraid to speak out when self serving stupid ideas are
promoted for unsupportable reasons must be elected to serve the
interests of the American people.
Our
failure to find, support, and elect these people to represent our
interests will allow the idiots currently in power to destroy our
Country and our quality of life. We are at fault if we fail to elect
competent politicians who understand the consequences of their actions
and make decisions based on sustainable long-term programs that improve
our quality of life as Americans.
