King Midas only cared about gold & wasn't happy until everything was gold. Is this the GOP of today?

[jillan]

Raffi, who I must confess I adore, wrote an interesting piece of Huffington Post today reminding us of this Greek myth and how it is related to the climate change deniers.

Snip:
The moral of the new story is undeniable: We must not love money more than children. While there is time, societies must reorder priorities towards supporting life systems--what matters most--not maximizing monetary wealth. Worldwide, social inequities are growing, while our planet's life support systems are failing. The choice is clear: Gaia's gift of life, or the Midas curse.

If our species could be granted one wish, what would that be? Wouldn't it be to lift the Midas curse, reclaim what we have lost and restore our sanity?

Climate change is not one among many issues, it is the crisis, the greatest threat on Earth, the cumulative damage that has no partial remedy. It's best addressed with systems change, beginning with belief systems learned very early. To cut pollution and GHG emissions for good, change personal belief systems. Start young.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raffi/raffi-climate-change_b_809353.html
Great oped!

[Initech]

1. We need to change the terminology. This isn't a recession. This is economic terrorism.

The mere fact that the same guy is the chief shareholder of both Shittybank and News Corp really says it all. Fuck you Prince Alalweed.

[leftstreet]

5. +1

[Motown_Johnny]

2. the GOP don't want everything to be gold. They want to have all the gold

There is a difference




The rest of us can get by with copper

[jillan]

3. That's how King Midas was, he was so greedy, he wanted everything he touched turned to gold.

And he got his wish, there went his food supply, there went his daughter.

And he finally realized that there were more things important than gold. How long will it take for the repubs to realize that?

[OrangeGrapes]

4. They might not...

And, if they do, do you think they would care?