It seems absurd, that while the sixth great extinction is underway, with species being eradicated from fish to butterflies to gorillas in eye watering numbers, mankind chooses at this time to wage war.
Never mind that our planet is evidently weary of us with environmental pollution poisoning our seas and air. Even our climate is showing distress with areas of the world becoming uninhabitable due to drought or flooding.
In the face of a global pandemic, mankind could have united and saved millions more lives. Instead some countries bought excessive numbers of vaccines which they never used and others suffered the consequences.
Businesses cost us many more millions of lives each year, with drugs, alcohol, smoking, fast food, guns and gambling having free rein to cause misery while making huge profits. Many of them have more lobbying power than nations.
But knowing all this, at this critical junction, when our eyes need to be on pressing urgent problems, we squabble and race into battle with each other. Blinded by prejudice, hatred and nationalism we stumble into more deadly mistakes. This must stop!
There are issues that underpin everything we see around us. Will we respond with hatred and prejudice or try and address the fundamental problems of which these are only symptoms?
Very good
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