Save the Humans!

It is no exaggeration to say that we are facing the largest human crisis since at least the nuclear arms race. Of course, instead of building up nuclear warheads, we are building up carbon dioxide.

But because global warming is a slow, drawn out affair, we are the proverbial sedentary frog in the warming pot. We are programmed to respond to immediate, physical needs and threats. Future-planning, race issues aside, is not our strong point (as Jared Diamond warned us in Collapse).

But the global warming crisis is linked with another that will influence solutions: resource depletion on a small planet. How we react to such crises will determine whether the Earth will be able to support large numbers of our species.

These crises won’t be solved by any particular strategy or agreements between nations. They won’t be solved by moderate lifestyle changes among the peoples of the wealthy nations. They won’t be solved by changes in human consciousness that prioritize conflict resolution over militarism. They won’t even be solved by new cooperative economic arrangements that minimize greed and over-consumption.

Eat the State!