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Ducimus · 06-27-08, 06:38 PM

I tend to say things that i think are the Plain and honest truth. Gets me into trouble, quite often. Now here global warming is concerned, i think denial is based on a subconcious resistance to change.

Few people like change. ( I know i dont. Infact im afraid of dramatic change in my daily life. ) A day to day example i used to get while working base maintenance was "But I always park my car here". The bottom line on that was, "Well, not today you are". After explainiing that they had to change this part of their daily habit so you could get your work done, they'd go off into their building in a little bit of a huff after having to park there car somewhere that was less then convienant. Global warming denial to me, is the exact same thing metaphorically speaking.

Another thing is attitudes that are NIMBY like. A parrell to NIMBY is "not in my lifetime". Many people only give a **** about something if its going to be in their backyard. if its not in their backyard, they don't care. Similarly, if its not going to be in their lifetime, they don't care, and to be honest, if i didnt think things would happen in my lifetime, i woudln't care either.

Anywho, thats my 2 cents on it. Not really interested in debating my opinion.

06-27-08, 06:38 PM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I tend to say things that i think are the Plain and honest truth. Gets me into trouble, quite often. Now here global warming is concerned, i think denial is based on a subconcious resistance to change. Few people like change. ( I know i dont. Infact im afraid of dramatic change in my daily life. ) A day to day example i used to get while working base maintenance was "But I always park my car here". The bottom line on that was, "Well, not today you are". After explainiing that they had to change this part of their daily habit so you could get your work done, they'd go off into their building in a little bit of a huff after having to park there car somewhere that was less then convienant. Global warming denial to me, is the exact same thing metaphorically speaking. Another thing is attitudes that are NIMBY like. A parrell to NIMBY is "not in my lifetime". Many people only give a **** about something if its going to be in their backyard. if its not in their backyard, they don't care. Similarly, if its not going to be in their lifetime, they don't care, and to be honest, if i didnt think things would happen in my lifetime, i woudln't care either. Anywho, thats my 2 cents on it. Not really interested in debating my opinion.