tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post9138271835798964993..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: An embrace of optimism is a rejection of fear-based politicsNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-19432990718325702502014-05-06T19:12:19.707-05:002014-05-06T19:12:19.707-05:00To me optimism is about perspective - being able t...To me optimism is about perspective - being able to acknowledge/celebrate the positive accomplishments that can shore us up for the challenges ahead. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-33914974606660399922014-05-06T18:04:23.020-05:002014-05-06T18:04:23.020-05:00Hope is a better word than optimisim, which is why...Hope is a better word than optimisim, which is why the president talks about hope, and not so much about optimism. The word optimism is derived from the philosophy that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and that everything is going to work out for the best. To me, that's just foolish, because every day we can see examples of things not working out for the best. So optimism usually leads to disappointment and cynicism and causes people to stay home during midterm elections. Hope on the other hand, recognizes that things don't usually work out for the best, but allows you to stay positive, and have some expectation that things might at least sometimes improve a little bit. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552117060181130126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-55276265464820202552014-05-06T11:31:03.577-05:002014-05-06T11:31:03.577-05:00Glad to see that bogus "fixing climate change...Glad to see that bogus "fixing climate change will ruin our economy " b.s on that list. Even if we only stop expanding our use of greenhouse gases in a couple of years and start agressevly cutting them, our climate will still go up by 2degrees C. If we do nothing, we are looking at even more-a 4degree change and we're looking at a different Earth. <br />A long winded way of saying climate change mitigation will cost Immensely less than following the fossil industry into catastrophy .<br />Btw, solar power installations were up over 400 % in the last 4 years in the U.S. which puts it just over 1 % of total generation. That tells me alternate energy has reached a tipping point and we will get there .Doug rnoreply@blogger.com