Wednesday, January 18, 2012

It Was Never About "Sacrifice" For The Wealthy And Powerful

Countering Climate Change With Practicality Ahead of Sacrifice

After all, they kept buying more mansions, more private jets, while lecturing the rest of us on how we should live.  Oh, and suckering church leaders into supporting "sacrifice" for their middle-class, poor, or elderly parishioners.  [Whenever a church leader speaks of sacrifice, my response is "You first."] 

It's remarkable how much the post-modern West resembles Rome in its twilight.

[The article linked to above is from the New York Times, so you can read it if you are registered.]