Comments on: What Santa Forgot To Bring Us http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/ Patriotism Without Borders Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Global Patriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Global Patriot Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:08:25 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-997 Leaders have their role, but you're right Beth, they are not living up to their promises, which means that it is up to us if we want this world to change for the better! Leaders have their role, but you’re right Beth, they are not living up to their promises, which means that it is up to us if we want this world to change for the better!

]]> By: GlobalPatriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 GlobalPatriot Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:08:00 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-2948 Leaders have their role, but you're right Beth, they are not living up to their promises, which means that it is up to us if we want this world to change for the better! Leaders have their role, but you’re right Beth, they are not living up to their promises, which means that it is up to us if we want this world to change for the better!

]]> By: Beth Ziesenis http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Beth Ziesenis Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:03:26 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-974 Mark, your point just proves your mission... that we all must be global patriots and stop relying on leaders to change what's broken. They are deadlocked -- they don't see a common goal. But when we as individuals see ways we can help, things we can do to move forward, we make real progress. Thanks for spreading your word and keeping your vigil. Because of you I tend to think more globally when I make my decisions, and as you continue to share your message, we can make the deadlocked governments less of a roadblock to true change. .-= Beth Ziesenis´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CheapskateFreelancer/~3/4AfxzB8OyEc/" rel="nofollow">Da Button Factory: Another quick button generator</a> =-. Mark, your point just proves your mission… that we all must be global patriots and stop relying on leaders to change what’s broken. They are deadlocked — they don’t see a common goal. But when we as individuals see ways we can help, things we can do to move forward, we make real progress.

Thanks for spreading your word and keeping your vigil. Because of you I tend to think more globally when I make my decisions, and as you continue to share your message, we can make the deadlocked governments less of a roadblock to true change.
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]]> By: Beth Ziesenis http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 Beth Ziesenis Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:03:00 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-2947 Mark, your point just proves your mission... that we all must be global patriots and stop relying on leaders to change what's broken. They are deadlocked -- they don't see a common goal. But when we as individuals see ways we can help, things we can do to move forward, we make real progress. Thanks for spreading your word and keeping your vigil. Because of you I tend to think more globally when I make my decisions, and as you continue to share your message, we can make the deadlocked governments less of a roadblock to true change. .-= Beth Ziesenis´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CheapskateFreelancer/~3/4AfxzB8OyEc/">Da Button Factory: Another quick button generator</a> =-. Mark, your point just proves your mission… that we all must be global patriots and stop relying on leaders to change what’s broken. They are deadlocked — they don’t see a common goal. But when we as individuals see ways we can help, things we can do to move forward, we make real progress.

Thanks for spreading your word and keeping your vigil. Because of you I tend to think more globally when I make my decisions, and as you continue to share your message, we can make the deadlocked governments less of a roadblock to true change.
Beth Ziesenis´s last blog ..Da Button Factory: Another quick button generator My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Global Patriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-970 Global Patriot Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:36:49 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-970 I think the leaders understand the gravity, but are compelled by their short term vision to put off any action. "We'll take care of that later." seems to be a common approach. I'm eager to see Stockholm again, as that is one city which has done much in the way of addressing climate change. I think the leaders understand the gravity, but are compelled by their short term vision to put off any action. “We’ll take care of that later.” seems to be a common approach. I’m eager to see Stockholm again, as that is one city which has done much in the way of addressing climate change.

]]> By: GlobalPatriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 GlobalPatriot Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:36:00 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-2946 I think the leaders understand the gravity, but are compelled by their short term vision to put off any action. "We'll take care of that later." seems to be a common approach. I'm eager to see Stockholm again, as that is one city which has done much in the way of addressing climate change. I think the leaders understand the gravity, but are compelled by their short term vision to put off any action. “We’ll take care of that later.” seems to be a common approach. I’m eager to see Stockholm again, as that is one city which has done much in the way of addressing climate change.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Global Patriot Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:33:48 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-969 You bring up a good point Keith when you state that many people and governments tend to focus "on what is in their own yard right now", and as long as a majority of people (at least in the United States) have health care, and climate change has not effected their own back yard directly, these issues remain on the back burner. You bring up a good point Keith when you state that many people and governments tend to focus “on what is in their own yard right now”, and as long as a majority of people (at least in the United States) have health care, and climate change has not effected their own back yard directly, these issues remain on the back burner.

]]> By: GlobalPatriot http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 GlobalPatriot Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-2945 You bring up a good point Keith when you state that many people and governments tend to focus "on what is in their own yard right now", and as long as a majority of people (at least in the United States) have health care, and climate change has not effected their own back yard directly, these issues remain on the back burner. You bring up a good point Keith when you state that many people and governments tend to focus “on what is in their own yard right now”, and as long as a majority of people (at least in the United States) have health care, and climate change has not effected their own back yard directly, these issues remain on the back burner.

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]]> By: Keith Booe http://globalpatriot.com/2009/12/27/what-santa-forgot-to-bring-us/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Keith Booe Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:18:22 +0000 http://globalpatriot.com/?p=467#comment-967 Honest government leadership has been missing for many years. Copenhagen was destined to be a failure because you had so many self-serving people in the same room trying to come to an agreement. By self-serving, I mean they are exactly as you pointed out... "what about me (which translates to what is best for my people right now)". The world is a very ego-centric place, and people (including governments) wait around for a catalyst to address larger issues, while focusing on what is in their own yard right now; people like you that ARE that catalyst are in too much of the minority right now, which is unfortunate. There continue to be more high visibility (read that as "sensationalized in the news", not necessarily pressing) issues such as wars, terrorism, the economy... these have a more readily apparent impact on every day life, and therefore are the squeaky wheel. If one must make a decision to do the planet good, but which may impact negatively the economy or industry *right now*, then the thought will almost always be "there is time to take care of the planet once the economy is fixed". I'm not saying it's right, I'm just pointing out the short-sightedness of humanity. I can't say I know what the answer is, as frankly I think this may be one of those situations where the leaders of this initiative that CAN drive change have to make some small-group multilateral decisions on how THEY will deal with this issue, and once traction is gained, others will see the benefit and subscribe to the theory (if not the specific practices). I don't believe governments are capable of addressing this in the timely fashion that it needs to be, but a small group of focused governments could provide some leadership by example. Much like healthcare, not everyone will agree on HOW to address something, even if they do agree something must be done. But candidly, if we get to the point where we have global agreement on how to solve a problem, our solutions will likely be just as bad as our vision. Honest government leadership has been missing for many years. Copenhagen was destined to be a failure because you had so many self-serving people in the same room trying to come to an agreement. By self-serving, I mean they are exactly as you pointed out… “what about me (which translates to what is best for my people right now)”.

The world is a very ego-centric place, and people (including governments) wait around for a catalyst to address larger issues, while focusing on what is in their own yard right now; people like you that ARE that catalyst are in too much of the minority right now, which is unfortunate. There continue to be more high visibility (read that as “sensationalized in the news”, not necessarily pressing) issues such as wars, terrorism, the economy… these have a more readily apparent impact on every day life, and therefore are the squeaky wheel.

If one must make a decision to do the planet good, but which may impact negatively the economy or industry *right now*, then the thought will almost always be “there is time to take care of the planet once the economy is fixed”. I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just pointing out the short-sightedness of humanity. I can’t say I know what the answer is, as frankly I think this may be one of those situations where the leaders of this initiative that CAN drive change have to make some small-group multilateral decisions on how THEY will deal with this issue, and once traction is gained, others will see the benefit and subscribe to the theory (if not the specific practices).

I don’t believe governments are capable of addressing this in the timely fashion that it needs to be, but a small group of focused governments could provide some leadership by example. Much like healthcare, not everyone will agree on HOW to address something, even if they do agree something must be done. But candidly, if we get to the point where we have global agreement on how to solve a problem, our solutions will likely be just as bad as our vision.

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