Opinion

I'm no scientiest but to me it just seems entirely logical that human inhabition of the earth, industrialisation, over population, over production and the unnatural pollutants we emit into our atmosphere would negatively impact our environment. Not to say that without us the Earth would not slowly wind down over millions of years to the point of (our) extinction and then (it's own) rejuvination, but does it not just seem fucking logical to anyone else that through our take over of this planet some negative repurcussions would arise?? Does it not seem logical that not for the Earths sake but for OUR OWN survival as a species we should at least attempt to do SOMETHING about our current lifestyle. We do not live sustainably, for every gallon of oil we exract from the earth we use 6 and by next year it will be 8. It WILL run out. Shame on us for not having the smarts to assess the avalable resources before incorporating a non renewable energy source into every aspect of our daily lives. But this is the situation we are in, our climate IS changing whether we want to admit it or not, the world IS suffering and depleting faster than it would have without us, so it's not about "saving the planet", the planet will eventually boot us off and start again, but for the sake of our species and of all the other species' who we are ultimately responsible for due to our knowledge of what is happening in the world around us (and our self confessed highest ranking on the food chain) then I believe we should do whatever it takes to at least TRY and curb the irresponsible behaviours that currently rule our day to day lives. Fucking oath charge people more for existing, we deserve it. Charge more for the stench we fill our skies with. Why bloody not? At least give it a shot in the hopes that people will change their behaviour and thought processes. Tony Abbot is ANTI alot of things, but what does he believe in? By saying something is "CRAP" or "Bullshit" over and over again does not reach any constructive solution other than insighting school yard taunts from a misinformed public. As human beings we need to admit that perhaps we don't know everything, we are all still learning the ins and outs of this world, we are fledglings in the scheme of evolution so to blantantly state our presence here has done no harm is complete arrogance. The liberal party do not believe we have had an impact on our atmosphere/environment, whether this be their personal belief as individuals or merely their "united front' is irrelevant when it comes to the danger such a belief can have on our species and our planet. I have been in many a debate with people who have said things like "volcanoes emit more pollution into the air than we ever could" BUT HOW DO WE REALLY KNOW!? How do we know ANYTHING for sure.

For me I just have to look around, see the trash in the streets, smell the smog in the air, walk through my unnatrual concrete environment to feel that what we have done here is so far removed from the way things should be. This is not what Earth had in mind for us and due to our own lack of knowledge at the begining of industrialisation we have led this planet into a sombre situation. We take but we never give and I believe it to be our responsibility as morally aware beings to fuck off the apathy and the school yard attitude ("China's the biggest polluter, what about China..."), stop listening to the fear and political tug of war's that are rammed down our throats and start listening to our intuition and the evidence that is all around us.

So as I said, this is my opinion, I didn't go to Uni, I'm no fucking expert, but as a lamen this is how I see things. No matter how fierce an argument from an avid "climate change doesnt exist" advocate, no matter how many times Tony Abbot hisses the words "Bullshit" or "crap" regarding the issue, I feel it is only logical that our presence on this earth has contributed to our changing climate, and WILL contribute to the ceasing of our species entirely.



End rant.