Saturday 26 March 2011
Sunday 20 March 2011
Alea Iacta Est
I have always found that illness leaves one with a frightening amount of time for thought. Now, as the fever runs through me, making my fingers quiver slightly as they move across the keyboard, I can admit to fear.
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*falls off chair laughing* God, that was so nauseatingly melodramatic!
Granted, I am ill, but I am writing this while comfortable ensconced in bed, all the necessities I can think of close to hand - what would I do without my beloved laptop?
I suppose, though, that die has well and truly been cast. The explosion in Japan will have repercussions for generations to come, both physically and politically. So, while our children (I do not refer to any potential offspring of mine - I have no desire to spawn) enjoy their extra limbs and malformed gametes, we will all quibble with each other about the pros and cons of nuclear energy and the politicos will do exactly as they please.
So nothing new, then.
I will allow that there are both pros and cons to anything in the world. To be otherwise would upset the natural order of things. However, what I deeply resent is the condescending pat on the head our lawmakers deliver as they go about their business. By saying that there is no danger whatsoever to Vancouverites from the explosion, you, sir, are insulting our wits. (Please note that the 'you' is a general term addressing influential politicians who will never read this. I always wanted to use that phrase.)
The general consensus of the vox populi appears to be 'up yours, darling', in response to the trite statements of the media. Good for them/us. They/we are quite right to worry about the consequences of this event.
I doubt any among us have any true desire to experience 'only' cancers due to somatic mutations. Does anyone truly want the development of monstrous offspring, due to damage to gametic DNA in this generation? After all, it isn't just humans that are affected. Granted, Godzilla's a right joke, but over several generations, it isn't impossible to imagine grotesque insects and vertebrates slowly encroaching on the world that we - quite unjustifiably - see as belonging to humans alone.
Personally, though, I'd love to see the evolution of the mythical super-carnivore. That pesky little problem of overpopulation would go down quite swiftly. And then . . . I can have all the chocolates and books left in the world. Mwahahaha!
One thing that is quite offensive in the arguments made by certain policy-makers the world over is the way that the above possibility is glossed over. Yes, using fossil fuels damages the atmosphere. (I am aware that there are whole libraries more to do with the subject, but to Joe and Jane on the street, that is what most of them boil down to. I include myself in that grouping, having never cared enough to find out more.) However, is it not a question of locking the door after the horse has done a runner, to worry about atmospheric damage when things down here are going to the dogs?
...
*falls off chair laughing* God, that was so nauseatingly melodramatic!
Granted, I am ill, but I am writing this while comfortable ensconced in bed, all the necessities I can think of close to hand - what would I do without my beloved laptop?
I suppose, though, that die has well and truly been cast. The explosion in Japan will have repercussions for generations to come, both physically and politically. So, while our children (I do not refer to any potential offspring of mine - I have no desire to spawn) enjoy their extra limbs and malformed gametes, we will all quibble with each other about the pros and cons of nuclear energy and the politicos will do exactly as they please.
So nothing new, then.
I will allow that there are both pros and cons to anything in the world. To be otherwise would upset the natural order of things. However, what I deeply resent is the condescending pat on the head our lawmakers deliver as they go about their business. By saying that there is no danger whatsoever to Vancouverites from the explosion, you, sir, are insulting our wits. (Please note that the 'you' is a general term addressing influential politicians who will never read this. I always wanted to use that phrase.)
The general consensus of the vox populi appears to be 'up yours, darling', in response to the trite statements of the media. Good for them/us. They/we are quite right to worry about the consequences of this event.
I doubt any among us have any true desire to experience 'only' cancers due to somatic mutations. Does anyone truly want the development of monstrous offspring, due to damage to gametic DNA in this generation? After all, it isn't just humans that are affected. Granted, Godzilla's a right joke, but over several generations, it isn't impossible to imagine grotesque insects and vertebrates slowly encroaching on the world that we - quite unjustifiably - see as belonging to humans alone.
Personally, though, I'd love to see the evolution of the mythical super-carnivore. That pesky little problem of overpopulation would go down quite swiftly. And then . . . I can have all the chocolates and books left in the world. Mwahahaha!
One thing that is quite offensive in the arguments made by certain policy-makers the world over is the way that the above possibility is glossed over. Yes, using fossil fuels damages the atmosphere. (I am aware that there are whole libraries more to do with the subject, but to Joe and Jane on the street, that is what most of them boil down to. I include myself in that grouping, having never cared enough to find out more.) However, is it not a question of locking the door after the horse has done a runner, to worry about atmospheric damage when things down here are going to the dogs?
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