🚀 go-pugleaf

It is in the news that no agreement could be reached
about CO2 emissions at the Rio summit preparation meeting
in NY, because the representatives of the atmosphere's
first polluter, namely the USA, refuse to acknowledge
the menace of global warming.

Last year already, during the summit for the climate,
the US delegation refused even the minimal agreement
to keep CO2 emissions to their 1990 level.

Now I had the impression that US citizens were among 
the most vigorous militants under the "save the earth"
banner. Is this impression mistaken ? Would it be
legitimate for me to view "the Americans" as the 
enemies of Earth's future, on average ?

Or is it the case that the US governement representatives
do not represent the US people on the capital matter
of "our common future" ? Would it be legitimate for me
to view "the Americans" as a people with no control on
their governement, and consequently to view the US
territory as one that is not under democratic control ?

In this case, how can we help the revolutionaries ?

Anybody there ???


Boris Borcic - borbor@divsun.unige.ch


PS -

As a bit of background: it is relatively well known that USA
is adverse to smokers. And this is probably an euphemism.

Nevertheless, the streets in my city are polluted with
giant posters with slogans such as "Welcome to Marlboro
Country" or "Lucky Strike - meet an American Original"

Again, will you "Americans" over there overtake responsibility
for this representation ? Do you expect people all over the
world to sort through all the images that "your" industries
 propagate and discover the ones that represent you as you
"truly" are ? Or do you at least grant them the obvious
conclusion : "America" doesn't exist - it is no more than a
(damn intrusive) image.