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LOOKING AT THE WORLD- PART 2

March 31, 2006

Yesterday I mentioned that some 1.2 BILLION people make less than $1 a day. And the point is? Didn’t even Jesus say that the POOR will always be with us? Yes, but the poor are growing exponentially. And with the current economic system that is built on the ability to acquire DEBT, the poor are becoming more poor and the rich richer.

While religious fanaticism, especially among the muslim, is responsible for much of the terrorism in the world, it could be reduced greater if people had a job. People with little reason to live, usually don’t. And, they take you with them. It’s a known fact that if more people had jobs in Iraq, death and destruction would drop dramatically.

But even beyond what our economic system is doing to divide the world, all of the world’s lack of respect for our eco-systems could be the wost problem. We’re dumping 400 million tons of hazardous waste into the each annually. Toxic chemicals are destroying our streams, lakes, and oceans. It’s estimated that 25% of the mammal water life is in danger of extinction. The greenhouse effect is anyone’s guess.

As Ervin Lazslo has said, “Our world has become economically and socially unsustainable.” The greatest threat to us is that the eco-system doesn’t give us much of a heads-up before it collapses. It does not break down slowly: it tolerates to a breaking point and then crashes, seemingly over night.

We have already used up 50-70% of our biologically productive space (rain forests, oil, etc). And America is using up 5x what the average nation in the world uses (can you say oil at $105 a barrel?). The good news? It’s still in our hands to fix. Is anyone awake: paying attention?

PS. Move your clocks forward one hour Saturday night!

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary 

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