tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post3064184669059579615..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: POLsTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-33028776102625533002011-08-29T06:36:30.584-07:002011-08-29T06:36:30.584-07:00Beck is probably right about global disruption in ...Beck is probably right about global disruption in food, though he's got both the cause and the solution wrong and he's aiming his words at people least likely to be at risk. Sitting here in Austin in the midst of a bad drought that is likely to be a precursor of much worse droughts and hearing reports about farmers and ranchers going out of business, it's not hard to comprehend that increased famine will be one of the results of climate change. Add in the results of too much water (like the floods caused by Irene) -- another likely outcome of climate change -- and you've got a different cause of food shortages. <br /><br />The best protection against the disasters we face is not hoarding but rather cooperation among family, friends, neighbors, and so forth. Working together can blunt some of the problems we face. Not that I intend to argue that with the likes of Beck. <br /><br />I don't have the energy to discuss the insane magical thinking by people like Robertson. But <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/opinion/republicans-against-science.html?hp" rel="nofollow">Krugman</a> brings up the point that, given the current Republican presidential possibilities, we could easily end up with a government full of people who think like that. That's so depressing I'm tempted to decide those people are a figment of my imagination ;-)Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.com