by Patti Kellar London Free Press
1. Spend a lifetime believing you were living in a society where democracy was a fundamental right of every citizen.
2. Buy and sell the concept that wind and solar energy sources are free, will save the planet, resolve the energy crisis, create employment and do so all with minimal disruption to the environment.
3. Ignore all evidence globally to the contrary.
4. Read about scandal after scandal; policies developed with out due diligence; politicians making back door deals and shaking hands with the most corrupt business in the world – further contributing to the growing economic crisis.
5. Try not to believe that the people you trusted to govern were creating programs and laws that quietly and effectively destroy democracy, increase energy costs, driving businesses out of the province and branding anyone who questions those changes as selfish, environmentally unfriendly and too stupid to understand the greater good.
6. Start doing your homework, listening to real people’s experiences, and realize that there are enough contradictions in information out there that at the very least, the pause button needs to be hit NOW.
7. Watch people turn into ‘receptors’ , be ignored and bullied while the people paid to govern create more rules, pay lip service to any and all concerns that are being heard in public arenas across the province and continue to develop practices and policies that rip apart families and communities and further contribute to the growing rural /urban divide.
8. Watch the pain in someone you love who realizes that the land that was cleared and settled by their forefathers is about to be irrevocably changed; realizing that all they have worked towards their entire lives will be disseminated and know that should we be unfortunate to be part of the 3 – 30 percentile of people who suffer negative health effects – there is literally no recourse other than to abandon the home we have worked towards all our lives.
9. Wonder how people you have smiled and waved at – who farmed next to you can go for years, watching you work and never mention how their decision to increase their own wealth – will change everything – all the while wondering how you can be called a selfish supporter of fossil fuels because you want to stop what is happening to your life and to the environment which you love. Feel guilt when you realize others have already experienced this loss and you were unaware.
10. Make a conscious choice to remove your head from the sand, move WAY outside of your comfort zone, put up a sign, replace it when someone steals it, start talking to people and have difficult conversations, start writing letters, start attending meetings, start carrying your sign around, stop attending businesses that support wind leases, walk in protests, drive your friends a little crazy (and yourself) and VOILA – someone calls you an activist and to your amazement – that is exactly what you have become.
Takes a lot of time to get there doesn’t it?………………….once there, you’ll never be the same!………..one small hint when you get there: try and smile once in a while…………….it may help!
Thanks, I am trying but it is getting harder and harder to smile!
Well said, Patti. Thanks for joining the right team!
Reblogged this on Quixotes Last Stand.
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Correction: http://windturbineins.com
This insurance website has some great photos of IWT disasters. Kind of like one stop shopping to show disbelievers who say IWTs are not dangerous.
Welcome to ‘third world democracy’ – London, Ontario
Public Participation Meetings
http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/City_Council/pubmeetpro.htm
Democracy – without democratic liberty – is ‘third world democracy’
Well written. I sure hope when these ????? (Too many adjectives to type) monsters are built behind me that we don’t get the bad effects from them. Although I’m concerned about ice throw as I walk my field almost every day of the year. Wonder what I’m worth in a lawsuit should I get hit? Just wondering ? Probably nothing to them. Shouldn’t be out there be their claim. On a side note do I need a permit to put a sign at the back of my farm so the workers can read it every time they drive by?
It’s not often green can pose so self-righteously. The Gang Green should be aware that eco pioneer James Lovelock has referred to his earlier writing on climate change as “alarmist.” Although I doubt most of these people care about the environment, it’s an excuse to make a buck with the government picking up the tab. Crony capitalism has soared under the green philososphy.
Heh. I meant “greed can pose so self-righteously.” Maybe I was right the first time.
Too bad David Suzuki is trying to get out of the hole he dove into with Lying Dalton when he came out against bats being killed by the IWT’s, the other day. You can’t have it both ways!!
I am a WIND warrior
Suzuki doesn’t give a crap about a few bats; it’s just another dodge to get more contributions. It’s the “Cause De Jour”. This guy is a gigantic hypocrite. Suzuki and Dalton are one and the same they will say and do anything for a few bucks.
No truer words were ever spoken.
Suzuki is bigger than ever – make no mistake
He’s just getting uglier!
In the process – of saving the planet – we now have
at least 45 mayor’s,
clerks, CAO’s and select council members -
fighting to save the planet.
There is ‘no government mandate’ – anywhere – that requires
citizens to get on board – to save the planet.
But, you can volunteer!
Ugh!
Yikes!
I almost forgot!
To save the planet – communities across Ontario
have to ‘implement’ – United Nation’s ‘sustainable development’ -
some call it ‘smart growth’ -
and, Suzuki – is a big fan.
I’m just wondering – if I’m crazy?
I like my water – chilled.
The public has to be first softened up with propaganda so that renewable energy schemes can be later sold to them.
How many mayors have interests in or their relatives have interests in renewable energy projects?
Some valid points