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greener (screaming from the soapbox) our color of survival in this country that which will outlast the empire that which will give us hope again is much more green than anything else--- where 14 million (on the books) are out of work, where anger is at an all time high, where the homeless population of one american city has gone through the roof (40,000+ & that is only the number of those in shelters), and so many others will follow. with people camping out & occupying with everyone who has a pulse & who is not part of the 1% controlling everything, at this point, having had quite enough--- the ball CAN start rolling again if we accept the obvious--- that is, we can work on solving two problems with one solution. unless you lock yourself in an empty room, screaming at the walls, you must see the weather changing, you must of heard of that global warming thing--- and you don’t have to be mr. mckibben to understand that if there is something that needs doing, and it isn’t being done, things will get worse. you don’t have to be a genius to know that in the current capitalist nightmare, if you don’t have a job, you will not survive & the financial turmoil of this country can be dealt with by improving the lives of those out of work by bringing them back to work--- pure & simple. tossing out the desperate continued reliance on unrenewable resources, replacing them with a green philosophy, where care for our environment walks hand in hand with the employment of the people suffering in this country, seems to be a no brainer. yes, the building of high speed rails, better forms of mass transit, cars that run on any one of the number of alternative fuels or systems (already known & waiting on the shelves---put there by JOHN Q. OIL EXEC.), they all can be built (as they are in other, smarter countries) & it can be done with those that are presently out of work. you know it. i know it & the american people know it.

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Date: 11/13/2011 8:04:00 PM
i can accept the obvious.. well done and said..have yourself a great night,..LINDA
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