Ten Crises

Alarm bells are ringing for the world. We can heed their warning and respond or risk catastrophe as ten significant trends combine to threaten our home in the biosphere and our way of life. Many want to respond but there is a malignant minority of troglodytes who place their own narrow financial interests above the future. The triple threat of authoritarianism, narcissism and imperialism will continue to drag us backward and slow any action. If they succeed we will still have to respond but in the context of a catastrophic crisis which may justify tyranny. They must be shoved out of the way in any way possible to begin to solve these ten world problems:

1. Climate crisis- We are destabilizing the climate of the earth and this will produce crop failures, famine, food riots and social breakdown that may open people to a savior who will exchange their freedom for slavery.
2. Energy crisis- The world is running out of cheap oil at the very time energy demands are skyrocketing. The forces of the Rabid Right have retarded efforts to find renewable energy sources and time is running out. The environmental and economic damage may be catastrophic.
3. Water crisis- Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the world and will become an increasing problem even in the United States. Global warming melts ice caps and glaciers and aquifers are being pumped dry.
4. Sustainability crisis- As population grows and countries seek participation in the conspicuous wealth that comes with industrialization and new technology demand for resources is exceeding the regenerative capacity of the Earth.
5. Poverty crisis- Three quarters of the human family lives on a real income of $4 a day or less while modern communication advertises the opulence of a relative handful of countries. The gap between rich and poor grows and it is no accident that terrorists find havens in the poorest countries.
6. Financial crisis- The latest depression brought on by the greedy practices of the few who manage the global economy illustrate the instability of the system and the degree to which it serves the needs of wealthy people and institutions.
7. Extinction crisis- Between one third and one half of all plant and animal life on the Earth are threatened with extinction as the rape of the environment in the service of global plutocrats continues.
8. Weapons crisis- We are experiencing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including biological, chemical and nuclear options, at the very time when conflicts are rising and risks are growing.
9. Intolerance crisis- The fundamentalist elements in the three Abrahamic religions are in a spiral of conflict fueled by fanaticism and intolerance. Each justifies violence whether by lone bombers or mass bombing from the skies.
10. Disease and access crisis- The world faces a growing gap between the health of the rich and the misery and death of those without adequate access to public health initiatives and personal health care. That gap is growing even in the richest country—the United States.

On the other hand there are ten rabid right delusions which will prevent the United States from global leadership:

1. There is no climate crisis. It is a figment of the imagination of liberal pointy headed scientist intellectuals. There have always been variations in the weather. There is nothing we need to do.
2. There is no shortage of oil but the liberals will not let us drill where it is because of worry about birds and other animals. We need to worry about people not the caribou in Alaska.
3. There is no shortage of water. There is plenty. Just look at the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. We should pay no attention to the liberal scientists who are just using scare tactics.
4. We should continue to build and grow without any restrictions that pointy headed scientists would prescribe. There have always been plenty of resources and there always will be.
5. There is no poverty except for that which is a product of laziness. You can tell whom GOD has blessed by looking at those who are most wealthy. If people are poor that is how GOD wants it.
6. The latest financial crisis was created by liberals and Jewish bankers to justify the socialist takeover of the USA. The pursuit of profit is the source of all that is good in the economy. Remember: “Government is the problem…”
7. The animals of the world were put here by GOD for the use by humans who were created in the image of GOD. Liberals get worked up when snails go extinct so they can add regulations.
8. There is no problem with weapons of mass destruction as long as it is good Christian people who have them. We should keep adding to our arsenal of nukes no matter what.
9. There is no problem of intolerance and we should not tolerate those who do not accept the Bible as the word of GOD. There is only one GOD and his name is not Allah.
10. Healthcare is easy for those blessed by GOD with wealth. The US has the best healthcare in the world. If people cannot afford insurance their death must be the will of GOD.

We simply cannot afford the kind of opposition to progress that has become the stock and trade of the forces of the Rabid Right.

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