A Nation in Denial

So we have 100 months left to save the planet.
Even if this is some kind of exaggeration I'm still concerned. What worries me more is that no matter how much rubbish I recycle, how many miles I don't drive my car, how many holidays I don't take every year, all of this will come to nothing except a clear conscience if those with the power, and responsibility I might add, continue to do all but nothing to help.

This country I call home, England, Britain, the United Kingdom, is nothing but a slave to world trends under the illusion that it still has a significant influence on global issues. The British public need to feel like they are important on the larger scale, but we are a nation in denial. As a country we are in desperate need of some perspective. If all we are able to do is stand idly by and watch the world fall apart around us then so be it, but lets not delude ourselves into thinking that we are actually going to make a difference anytime soon.

I'm not saying we should stop any efforts to save this planet, in fact we should be doing a hell of a lot more. But like the housemate who buys all the food while all the others eat it, all we can do is continue what we are doing, stepping it up where we can, and hope and pray that sometime soon someone has an attack of conscience and starts taking responsibility, lest we all starve to death.