I haven’t seen this video for years. Severn Suzuki spoke at the 1992 Earth Summit called by the United Nations. I find it incredibly sad how little progress we’ve made on any of the points she made- environmental custodianship, biodiversity, hunger, and homelessness. I always marvel at how so many people value profit, prestige, and property so much and life so little. The US government, by any measure, is morally bankrupt, fiscally and environmentally irresponsible, and has increased world suffering immeasurably. The saddest truth, though, is that in a republic it is the duty of it’s citizens to oversee the government. I imagine it’s not so much that we, the citizens of this republic, are negligent in our duty, though we clearly are, but that the moral deficiency in our government is a reflection of it’s citizens.

Tags: environment, government, hope, peace, Society

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