One day this era will be looked back on as a kind of Dark Age, a time of peculiarly sophisticated barbarism. With $763B this year alone spent on defense though climate change is a far greater threat than that posed by any nation state it is our insanity that threatens to do us in

Jun 27, 2021 · 11:44 AM UTC

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So essentially, there are people who believe --- You can increase the world's population by billions, Pump billions of tons of man-made chemicals into soil, sea, atmosphere & fresh water sources, And destroy 80% of the worlds forests and jungles ... Without ANY negative effect!
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It’s called late-stage capitalism
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We can change it anytime we like, no permission required. #DirectDemocracy
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Climate change is the legacy of the Industrial Revolution, which is still occurring despite awareness of its damaging effects. The 11th hour will still bring rising sea levels, extreme heat and massive hurricanes.
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US just one country on the planet. We're far more likely to be ended by nuclear world war. Leading US contribution to climate change: Excessive use of privately-owned motor vehicles by our middle class.
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Hopefully. But likely, we'll all long be dead by then.
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Yes ... Our priorities are clearly INSANE!
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EXACTLY...AND ANYONE'S INSANE WHO ISN'T CALLING FOR A CEASE-FIRE IN OUR WAR OF TERROR FOR DAILY COMMERCE...GATHERING...SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF UNIVERSAL ABUNDANCE...AS DR. KING PRESCRIBED. someone say it: War Of Terror...Cease-fire/Gather/Share🤗 (yummy, feels good) ❤️💪🏽❤️
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And "defense" is a misnomer because nobody is attacking us. It's more properly characterized as "imperialism".
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The 1% at work. Oil/gas/arms. While infrastructure literally crumbles.
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