Jason, this one is a keeper. I do hope you will expand and write more about indigenous practices and beliefs... our family has a 115 acre farm close by- our daughter is the current tenant. She’s been working on removing invasive plants, getting grants for riparian work and just has decided to rewild one of the fields. Truly a back to nature move. No mow is her goal- that and planting a few Chestnut trees🙏 my best always..
Well said, Jason. You're absolutely right, and I think those of us who treasure the natural world already think of it as sacred. But there are two points you missed. First, preserving the natural world doesn't just make things better, it's absolutely essential for our survival. We are currently on track to making Earth incapable of supporting human life -- or at the very least, human civilization. Second, the only way this is ever going to change is if we break the stranglehold corporations have on government. It should be obvious by now that neither people nor their governments are in charge. It looks like governments are in charge, especially when they are in conflict with one another, but under it all the captains of industry are calling the shots. It's that old adage: follow the money. As long as corporations control the money -- and they do -- they'll continue to buy politicians and defile the planet, somehow not realizing that they are sowing the seeds of their own destruction. Unfortunately, by the time that happens, it'll be too late for everyone else. Only by getting rid of corporate personhood and stopping all corporate campaign contributions and lavish gift giving by lobbyists will we have a chance of turning this around. Otherwise, multinational and national corporations will continue to ravage the planet in the quest for more money.
Jason, this one is a keeper. I do hope you will expand and write more about indigenous practices and beliefs... our family has a 115 acre farm close by- our daughter is the current tenant. She’s been working on removing invasive plants, getting grants for riparian work and just has decided to rewild one of the fields. Truly a back to nature move. No mow is her goal- that and planting a few Chestnut trees🙏 my best always..
Well said, Jason. You're absolutely right, and I think those of us who treasure the natural world already think of it as sacred. But there are two points you missed. First, preserving the natural world doesn't just make things better, it's absolutely essential for our survival. We are currently on track to making Earth incapable of supporting human life -- or at the very least, human civilization. Second, the only way this is ever going to change is if we break the stranglehold corporations have on government. It should be obvious by now that neither people nor their governments are in charge. It looks like governments are in charge, especially when they are in conflict with one another, but under it all the captains of industry are calling the shots. It's that old adage: follow the money. As long as corporations control the money -- and they do -- they'll continue to buy politicians and defile the planet, somehow not realizing that they are sowing the seeds of their own destruction. Unfortunately, by the time that happens, it'll be too late for everyone else. Only by getting rid of corporate personhood and stopping all corporate campaign contributions and lavish gift giving by lobbyists will we have a chance of turning this around. Otherwise, multinational and national corporations will continue to ravage the planet in the quest for more money.