The first pertains to our discussion about how we may bridge the gap between climate change 'believers' and 'nonbelievers', and Marty's great suggestion on how to broach the topic. I find that there are people who try to use climate change to differentiate between us and them (which is also frequently done with hot topic issues in politics). They use it as a measure for how our ideologies match up and how to best judge the book by its cover. So if I'm outed as a sustainabilitarian, I do my best to articulate these ideas - though usually to no avail:
The next one helps to put things in perspective. It's not easy having to be sustainable. Filling your house with recyclable trash and driving it to the recycle center gets old quickly. But if anyone is going to put us in our place during times of weakness, it's the Onion. How bad can throwing away one bottle be?
I have to grab that cartoon for my next slide show!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that grounds crews pick up 1500 pounds of litter on campus every morning. How many instances of littering do you suppose are in a pound of litter? How many total littering incidents does that amount to?
I cannot believe the ground crew picks up that much litter every morning! What a shock!
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I love the Onion. It's like the Daily Show I think. Presenting real issues with a very large bit of tongue-in-cheek and satire.
ReplyDeleteYou're totally right though, humor is definitely one way to broach more serious subjects, or ones that get ignored. =)
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