> My initial reaction was "fuck y'all." Subsequent > experience has proved my instinctive anarchist response correct.
> America's real silent majority, our classic Liberals, have no voice > Meanwhile, thanks to many contributing factors that all come back to > "make money fast, at any human cost," we remain on track for human > extinction. My own informal model, based on 40 years of obsessive > attention to relevant geophysical data and models, indicates that at > most single digit millions of humans will survive into the 2200s, with > full extinction likely to follow within another century. Setting an > extinction date presents challenges: The last humans will live under > conditions similar to long-stay missions to Mars, but with abundant > water and relatively convenient air pressure and temperature as major > advantages. As on Mars, a few minutes of unprotected exposure "outside" > will be fatal. One might wish our future Earth Colonists all the best... > > But that's another story: Search on NOVA Mass Extinction, then look for > a mirror because WGBS no longer hosts that file. When I'm really in the > zone, I imagine that plans for Mars missions exist to provide cover for > technology incubators developing methods for human survival under > upcoming atmospheric and etc. conditions right here on Sol III Prime. > > "Gentlemen, we can not allow a Mine Shaft Gap!" > > vs. we can not afford to put off the business of shutting the > Petrochemicals industry right the fuck down, and fast. No aboveground > political faction on the Left or Right, so called, will stand for that; > they would literally kill you first, in an effort to discourage others. > So the final answer is left as a lab exercise... for all the marbles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_extinction