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Paralyzed. Hopeless.
Every morning, I wake up to news about climate disasters, the housing crisis, a failing economy. With a federal election on the horizon, it’s easy for a young Canadian like me to fall into the trap that this is a problem I’ve inherited from different generations. That I’m powerless and resentful about being unable to change our future.
But I refuse to give up on our future.
That's why I joined Canada's National Observer. Like you, I understand that smart, reliable and inspiring journalism isn't just nice to have – it's the foundation of our democracy and our race against climate change. It's the difference between giving up and engaging. Between despair and hope. Every story we publish reminds me that a better future is possible, that solutions exist, that change is happening. And it's this future that I'm working for.
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I wish people would get over the concept that "generations" cause chaos and havoc. It isn't entire generations: nothing at all applies to entire generations, or even an entire single generation. It's lazy thinking, where thinking is involved at all.
It's always been the rich and powerful who screw things up for everyone. Think about it. No, I mean seriously: think about it.
Absolutely. I m all for young people engaging in building their future. But you might want to consider working with older folks who have lived and learned as well.
I see the "sunny ways" choices by the Trudeau liberals ignored the ugly realities of an aggressive world and left us vulnerable. Old school specialists would never have let this happen but they were cut out.
Both short term and long term thinking planning and strategies are required to keep a country functioning and progressing.
Yes, it is the 1% that own 60% of the wealth in Europe and North America, or control it in China, that deserve the blame. This is particularly true for multi-generational wealth - hello Trudeau! (Sorry, couldn't resist; the Westons are a much better example). But 'blame' does solve anything. Look for the root cause of the damage. What underlies all that wealth accumulation is Capitalism - an economic system that relies on continuous growth and externalizing costs (to the atmosphere, to Africa, to Asia, essentially to anywhere but to the capitalist).
If you want your kids and grand kids to survive into the future, you have to help us get off this growth curve. The growth curve, aka Capitalism, is literally killing us.
You said it. Many figured out long ago that Capitalism is the root cause of the climate disaster (among many other global issues, like the ever-growing gap between the very wealthy and the have-nots), while many more, including environmentalists, don't dare to "go there". This isn't an ideological argument, it's an economic one...capitalism requires continued expansion to thrive. As the world's resources are depleted, what next? The Moon or Mars I guess - the new colonial frontiers.