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Mike Vandeman
Guest
To the Editor:
The hurricanes in Florida teach an important lesson: there are some places where
humans should not live! We are arrogant enough to believe that the entire Earth
belongs to us, and that we have the right to go anywhere and do anything that we
wish. But so far we haven't been smart enough to learn how to live sustainably.
Humans can't live in Florida without massive aid from out of state. People in
the desert Southwest can't survive without sucking whole rivers dry. Most
Americans' lifestyles depend on a supply of fossil fuel from halfway around the
world. And the ultimate in unsustainable living is space travel!
George W. Bush's goal seems to be to prolong this profligate
living-beyond-our-means as long as possible -- at least long enough for he and
his rich friends to profit from it, and leave the nation holding the bag: the
largest debt in our nation's history! For promoting nuclear weapons and the
destruction of our environment, he represents the greatest living threat to life
on Earth. We need to get rid of this usurper before he does any more damage!
Please vote for John Kerry!
For more information, see http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
The hurricanes in Florida teach an important lesson: there are some places where
humans should not live! We are arrogant enough to believe that the entire Earth
belongs to us, and that we have the right to go anywhere and do anything that we
wish. But so far we haven't been smart enough to learn how to live sustainably.
Humans can't live in Florida without massive aid from out of state. People in
the desert Southwest can't survive without sucking whole rivers dry. Most
Americans' lifestyles depend on a supply of fossil fuel from halfway around the
world. And the ultimate in unsustainable living is space travel!
George W. Bush's goal seems to be to prolong this profligate
living-beyond-our-means as long as possible -- at least long enough for he and
his rich friends to profit from it, and leave the nation holding the bag: the
largest debt in our nation's history! For promoting nuclear weapons and the
destruction of our environment, he represents the greatest living threat to life
on Earth. We need to get rid of this usurper before he does any more damage!
Please vote for John Kerry!
For more information, see http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
===
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande