11-16-2016, 12:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2016, 12:53 PM by Eric the Green.)
Obviously, doing your own part is a good thing. I've insulated, changed light bulbs, and fixed up my roof so I can get solar panels soon. I ride my bike instead of drive sometimes, and I don't drive too much anyway.
But what one person can do is a drop in the bucket. That is obvious too. What government can do, is shift the behavior of those companies that make things that pollute. Regulate oil and other fossil fuel companies, or encourage solar, wind and other clean fuels to replace them, regulate car companies so they replace gas guzzlers with electric cars or solar cell cars, and perhaps put a tax on carbon. These policies are what the Democrats have done, or voted for, and Republicans block and resist. Those who are really interested in environmental issues, support the Democrats. That means, you must be partisan if you are concerned about the environment.
You can do your part as an individual, and that's good and important, but adding your drop to the bucket is not enough. It's true that voting is only a drop in the bucket too, but activism sometimes can mean you are adding more than just a drop, especially if you are a talented organizer or writer like Bill McKibben or Al Gore. Or you can be Myron Ebell, a climate change denier whom Trump picked to head up his Environmental Protection Agency transition team, and help turn over the bucket. Or, you can become a politician and add more than a drop, or help turn over the bucket like Trump is doing.
You can see the partisan scorecard here:
http://scorecard.lcv.org/members-of-congress
It is completely irrational to knock "partisanship" per se. Your view on partisanship depends on which party you agree with. If you mostly agree with Democrats, then you favor that party, and want them to win elections. If you mostly agree with Republicans, then you want them to win instead. If your views agree or disagree about equally with both parties, then you are not as partisan, or you may favor another 3rd party. It just depends on your views. Some here say I am partisan because I have psychological problems. But just insulting me or others you disagree with does not get you to the truth.
It makes a difference which party wins. It looks like Trump is proving that fact.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy...e_job.html
But what one person can do is a drop in the bucket. That is obvious too. What government can do, is shift the behavior of those companies that make things that pollute. Regulate oil and other fossil fuel companies, or encourage solar, wind and other clean fuels to replace them, regulate car companies so they replace gas guzzlers with electric cars or solar cell cars, and perhaps put a tax on carbon. These policies are what the Democrats have done, or voted for, and Republicans block and resist. Those who are really interested in environmental issues, support the Democrats. That means, you must be partisan if you are concerned about the environment.
You can do your part as an individual, and that's good and important, but adding your drop to the bucket is not enough. It's true that voting is only a drop in the bucket too, but activism sometimes can mean you are adding more than just a drop, especially if you are a talented organizer or writer like Bill McKibben or Al Gore. Or you can be Myron Ebell, a climate change denier whom Trump picked to head up his Environmental Protection Agency transition team, and help turn over the bucket. Or, you can become a politician and add more than a drop, or help turn over the bucket like Trump is doing.
You can see the partisan scorecard here:
http://scorecard.lcv.org/members-of-congress
It is completely irrational to knock "partisanship" per se. Your view on partisanship depends on which party you agree with. If you mostly agree with Democrats, then you favor that party, and want them to win elections. If you mostly agree with Republicans, then you want them to win instead. If your views agree or disagree about equally with both parties, then you are not as partisan, or you may favor another 3rd party. It just depends on your views. Some here say I am partisan because I have psychological problems. But just insulting me or others you disagree with does not get you to the truth.
It makes a difference which party wins. It looks like Trump is proving that fact.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy...e_job.html