Elephants in the room

Lazy media! There are a few topics which are crucial to the future of our species .... and no-one talks about them!!!!

I'm thinking of world population levels.

According to some heavy-weight sources, the numbers already exceed the level which the planet can sustain ....

Where is the media comment and discussion? What can be done about this? Why are we madly pursuing health improvements etc which will only make this problem worse?!?!

Madness! Elephants in the room!

Youth in Asia

Why is it that I am not allowed to decide what happens to my body?  Does my body belong to the government?  Or perhaps there is some conspiracy and my body belongs to a shadowy community organisation!

Why do the "Right to Life" proponents insist that they can make a decision about what happens to me?  The absolute gall of those people!  I don't tell them what to believe ... why do they insist that I must believe as they do!

Why do the pollies think that their personal opinion on these matters is more important than the opinions of the people who elected them!  Shame on them!  They are elected to represent the people ... not to force their own personal belief structure on the electorate.

In a few years time I will be unable to enjoy life because my body has physically deteriorated ... I want to right and power to end my life when I choose.  I don't want to have to persuade other people that what I decide is really a good idea for me .....   it's MY decision ... not theirs.

When my pet dog is in pain and unable to cope with life, we end his life peacefully  ..... why can't I have the same choice?

This is worse than  "a dog's life"!

Political parties

Why do we have political parties?  When you think about it, it serves no purpose at all to have opposing parties .... it just makes the political process resemble a football match!

Why must one side win and the other lose?  Why does the Opposition have to oppose?  This implies that the governing party never makes a good decision!  Why can't the politicians recognise a good idea and work together?

We elect a person ... not a party.  Why not do away with parties and have all the elected people choose a small group to manage the departments .... but all elected people vote equally on all issues.

Democracy

Democracy contains within itself the seeds of it's own downfall.

When decisions are made by elected politicians the decisions are rarely the best result for the earth, the environment or the people. There are too many conflicting imperatives ... the greatest being the pollies own need to be re-elected! An unpopular decision is rarely made ... yet the unpopular decision is sometimes the best one.