Preachiness and Geekiness

Everyone hates preachiness, right? I know I do. But I'm also aware that I come across as very judgemental, often.

I enjoyed this piece on the BBC - especially the bit about Gore and Bush - basically saying that, while the Democrats often have the correct statistics and ideas on their side, they don't have the ability to connect with voters.

So for my own inane example:

"I don't eat fast food or supermarket hamburgers, or any other beef product, because of the amount of hormones, antibiotics and such pumped into the cattle, as well as the deplorable conditions many beef cattle are kept in."

"Yeah, but I like hamburgers... they taste good."

What's the alternative? If the science is right, and that we are on the brink of a massive, unprecedented ecosystem failure along with peak oil, changing seasons, and so on, how do we get this across to the majority of people who are worried about day-to-day matters?

"Listen, there is a 17.3% chance that, if we don't reduce our Carbon emissions to below 1990 levels in the next 10 years, 20% or more of the species alive on earth today might not make it through."

Or..

"Yah listen to all those climate deniers. They wouldn't know what it's like living in the real world, they don't care - they've got armed guards to protect them when the world all goes to hell. They don't care about us - we gotta take care of ourselves! Yeah! Free the cattle! Free the chickens!"

Er. I don't know. Perhaps Avatar is having a good effect. Perhaps nothing is likely to happen society-wise until something (big) environment-wise happens (and we have to hope it'll not be too late). Perhaps the current system will adapt itself fast enough, and it'll all blow over...

Who knows! But, it's lovely today, and that's something to be grateful for!