Many things about this country make me ashamed to be a part of it, ashamed that I have lived here for most of my life oblivious to what I was taking part in. Don't get me wrong, I like some of the ideals we have as a nation, but our culture disgusts me on many levels.

How old are you? What does your mother and father do for a living? Are you ashamed of what they were able to give to you. That of which that you have always taken freely?

Simply put, we are the most short-sighted, wasteful, and excessive culture in the history of the world. As a people, we consume whatever we want simply because our ultra capitalist society produces it. We buy things simply because it is there. Few people actually think about the consequences of their actions, hiding behind the axiom: "Its a free country, if I want to do or buy something, why shouldn't I". They fail to understand that their is a heavy responsibility to the freedom we enjoy.

We consume it because we can afford to. I buy things becasue I need them.

If you want to know why so many people in other parts of the world dislike Americans so intensly, this is it. We consume and waste at a vomitous rate, and flaunt our ability to do so to the rest of the world. Now, don't be too insulted by this, for most people it is unintentional, it is just the way of life here and it seems natural. But please, open your eyes and observe what you are doing. We are wasting resources and destroying the ecosystem in which we are a part of with alarming thoughtlessness. People fail to realize, because it is not taught to us, that we are part of an ecosystem, and destruction of this ecosystem will ultimately lead to destruction of ourselves. Every time another species of life disapears (and they are disapearing very rapidly) the diversity of the ecosystem is reduced, thereby making it more fragile and unstable. Diversity is essential to a healthy ecosystem, and we have a callous indifference to this fact. Maybe you believe that other species of life are useless if they don't feed you or amuse you, but this is terribly negligent, not just to them, BUT TO YOURSELF.

I don't give a rat's ass how any other country views America and us as Americans. Hmmm... I'm guessing you are between the ages of 16 and 23?

Our planet, the one we call Earth, is a living planet, not a dying planet. It continues to thrive, produce natural resources and adapt to change. Hence, Geologists and what they have shown us the changes that the mighty Earth has gone through, yet continues to sustain life.

Anyway, I have gone a little off my original topic here, and I am by no means suggesting that America is solely responsible for this destruction of the world's ecosystem, but as we are by far the world's leader in consumption per capita of food, water, oil, and almost every other resource, we are the most responsible for this, especially since we encourage it in others.

Are you Al Gore?

So to you Americans out there (and others as well I suppose), take your freedom more seriously, think about the consequences of your consumption and the effect it is having on the world. I beg you. To tell the truth, I see little hope for the human race, I believe we will kill ourselves us a lot sooner than you'd think - and not through some apocolyptic war. We will go out with a whimper, leaving the earth a dried up and useless husk of a planet for years and years until time heals it. Now you probably think I am being fatalistic, and that is your prerogative, but I would ask you to take what I have said seriously, it is not as fantastical as you might think.

Listen Mr. Fatalistic, everyone of us here that visits wotmania could live to the age of 125 and the Earth will still continue to adapt and sustain us. In that time, certainly ther will be change, slightly higher sea levels, less tropical forests, different life forms to devour or go to the Zoo and see. By then, maybe that generation will have figured out how to save the Earth.

To give you an idea of what is in store for us, let me tell you quickly about a conversation I recently had. I asked a prominent professor at my college what he thought about global warming, and more generally the human effect on the planet. This man, who is extremely intelligent and learned, told me that among the world of geological academia, there is little doubt that the ice caps will begin to melt in the near future. This seemingly insignificant thing will have a HUGE impact, and it is just the beginning. It will raise the sea levels quite a bit, flooding and destroying coastal settlements all over the world. Think how many cities are next to the ocean...

Humans ar adept to change also. We are a migratory species, and we will make the move when it is neccesary. It's not going to be like you wake up one morning floating around on your bed and you live on the 5th floor of an apartment.

Anyway, sorry for this downer of a post, but I had to say something, I am constantly stunned by the ignorant attitude of many Americans - one I had for many years, and I just want to enlighten as many people as I can, even though I realize many of you will dismiss me as a fatalistic environmentalist. Unfortunately, it is this attitude that threatens us all...

Hehe, guess what? Someday, you, my friend, are going to be one of those Ameicans that you detest so.



Paradox Bain
Kit's Twin
Creator of the Sacred Wotmania Peace Pipe©™
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?