@Ocean Moves: Yes, you're right. Politics are about short term "successes" (getting re-elected) and - imho - about power as an end, not as a means. There's no vision anymore, nothing to aim for.
I wonder about the human life span aspect though, because a) there are people who engage in protection of environment, in fair trade etc., so there are people who care for a longer term. b) What about all the people who have children? From a biological point of view one would assume that parents have a genuine intrerest in a long and healthy life for their children, grandchildren etc. Why then is "my" car today more important than the health and environment of "my" children tomorrow? That's one of the points where it all becomes suicidal in some way.
And don't get me started on these dreadful "free" newspapers - in fact on a lot of what is sold as "news" today, even on tv...
Is George Bush suffering from "second term-itus" ?
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good f**king question.Eva wrote:Why then is "my" car today more important than the health and environment of "my" children tomorrow? ...
which one has more ads on tv?
Yeah.... I'd love to see ads for children on tv though....Ocean Moves wrote:good f**king question.Eva wrote:Why then is "my" car today more important than the health and environment of "my" children tomorrow? ...
which one has more ads on tv?
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Get your babies now! Buy two, get a third one for free!Eva wrote:Yeah.... I'd love to see ads for children on tv though....Ocean Moves wrote:good f**king question.Eva wrote:Why then is "my" car today more important than the health and environment of "my" children tomorrow? ...
which one has more ads on tv?
You know in Belgium the common expression when getting a baby is 'buying children'