Special Forces

I just don't know for sure.  But, in the meantime many people who are currently doing extensive research and environmental assessment seems to think so.  If we google-map the world nowadays and compare the pictures against those taken in the 60s and 70s, it is highly remarkable the strong difference shown by the reduction of green areas all throughout the whole globe. The human race for the span of the wave of consumism released since the late 70s has practically predated most of the resources that Nature had provided for every living creature to survive.  The deforestation of the Amazon Jungle is the most pathetic example of how much we have lost due to our intense and voracious comsumptioness. But, it's not the time and this is not the place to weep and yell for the lost paradise.  We can ammend.  But, we have to start right now.  Let's assume our role: we are the most intelligent creatures ever.  Let's show how smart we can be.

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Some of you might have been following the exchanges I've had in recent days with a blogger named Jake. Jake is good folks. He is in training to become a Special Forces operative - a Green Beret, if you will. And apparently, a bard, of sorts. His blog sometimes expresses opinions that are, um, a little right of center. But he's thoughtful about it, and - unlike some others - he's prepared to listen thoughtfully to other views. Especially when those views update our understanding of the underlying history and sociology for an event or opinion. And (lest we forget) he is one of those who has sworn (or affirmed) to defend our right to choose to waste away in front of American Idol, and to die - yes, I said die - in that defense if necessary. So, he gets my respect. And my arguments.

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