In parody to: Look What They Did To My Song- by Melanie
Look what they’ve done to our country,
Look at what they’ve done to it now
It was the only thing that we could do half right
but it’s turning out all wrong now,
Look what they’ve done to our world
Look what they’ve done and who is going to save us??? In March of 2020, Mother Earth put us in our rooms for a time out, as the pandemic brought the world to a stand still. Millions of people died of Covid 19 and social contact was virtually non-existent. Streets were quiet and people had to do some soul searching and had to contemplate a different world. We tried to honor our medical personnel and first responders who witnessed the horror of the virus. We went outside of our homes and on our apartment terraces and banged pots and pans and shouted to those on the front lines to let them know we appreciated and honored them. One would think that people would remember that horrific episode and would start caring more for each other and the planet, but whatever feelings of the need to do good, have slipped away. We are now in an alternate universe where the movies Idiocracy, The Hunger Games and the TV series Handmaid’s Tale are now documentaries. In the US, we just had an election which now brings the United States closer to authoritarian rule, as the newly elected president wants to dampen the American way of life and the American Dream. People around the world are saying WTF just happened in America? Our nation will suffer, the climate will suffer and our sense of goodness and decency will evaporate even further. The incoming administration’s environmental policy, as outlined in its “Project 2025” agenda, aims to dismantle many of the climate and energy regulations established by the Biden administration. Key priorities include expanding fossil fuel production, rolling back clean energy initiatives, and weakening environmental oversight. Climate policies will be rolled back, EV and renewable energy initiatives will be slashed, regulations will be rescinded. The challenges will be great, and I hope that the lawyers and hackers will stand up and fight for the planet. Who will be the superwomen and supermen who will step up to lead the resistance? Right now, it looks like we’ve sent in the clowns. On this podcast episode we have our resident environmentalist, political analyst and curmudgeon, George Polisner, founder of Civ.works who gives us some insight into the bag of crap we all just stepped into, as well some insight into environmental and political issues. Can we save ourselves, can we save our nation?? For more information go to Civ.works/defend check out ProPublica (https://www.propublica.org/) The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com) for news based on fact not fiction!
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