An Open Letter To The Guys Who Run The World

[babylonsister]

Tue Jan 27, 2015 at 09:34 AM PST
An Open Letter To The Guys Who Run The World
by Pope Buck

Hi! This is directed to the hundred, or couple hundred, people who actually run things. I don't pretend to know who you are, whether you're some sinister Council of Illuminati or just a bunch of boring guys in impeccable suits. But you guys know who you are. I just need to pass on an important message to you, which I'll get to in a bit.

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You really need to help us save the world. Not only that, it is in your best interests to do so!

See, I don't know if you're aware of this, in whatever rarefied bubble you spend your days in. But those massive corporations that you guys control, those giant moneymaking machines you have set into motion? They are poisoning the earth, air, and water, accelerating climate change, killing off the animals and plants, and generally helping us all drown in our own collective waste.

Now, that may seem - at the moment - like it's not your problem. I'm here to tell you, it IS. Because we only have one of these planets. There might be millions of others out there, but they aren't where we can reach them any time soon. For all practical purposes, this is it. And it's not just us cockroaches who are going to be caught in the destruction - it's you guys, too.

Right now, you have successfully built elaborate bubbles of privilege which might have convinced you that, whatever happens to the rest of us, YOU and your friends and loved ones are gonna be fine. Maybe you have your post-apocalyptic bunker all set to go, or a spacecraft or an undersea city, like the villains from "Moonraker" and "The Spy Who Loved Me," respectively. (Bear with me, I grew up in the Roger Moore era.) Some of you are even excited about the prospect, envisioning that the post-apolcalypse will be like your idealized, rule-and-regulation-free version of the Wild West.

I'm here to tell you, it just isn't going to work.

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[Glassunion]

1. RE: An Open Letter To The Guys Who Run The World

Have Cake!

Sincerely,
Man in an Impeccable Suit

[Brigid]

9. And we have our thread winner right off the bat.

You get my nomination anyway.

[kentauros]

12. Just cake?

I'd rather give them a choice:

[hootinholler]

17. The Cake Is A Lie!

[hifiguy]

3. Methinks you might want to reconsider insulting a DU stalwart

like babylon sister. Just sayin', ya know.

[babylonsister]

4. Are you counting? I'm

honored! And thanks for the tip, but I have a job.

Edited to add, this is my first post today.

[sheshe2]

13. I wonder who the idiot was that voted to leave that comment bsis~

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez ~


For you

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. Why the hell is everyone looking at me???

[Skittles]

5. how is it your business how often someone posts?

maybe YOU should get a job

[MrScorpio]

7. I'm here on behalf of Babylonsister...

Not you.

[malaise]

8. Huh?

Rude and out of order

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Dick...

...Cheney, is that you?

[handmade34]

11. seriously Mr ManInTheMac...

maybe an apology is in order...

[Avalux]

14. That's a great letter, but will fall on deaf ears.

Those people running things are psychopaths and don't care who lives or dies, including their progeny. Nothing horrid will happen in their lifetime, so they figure they'll be ok at least.

If they didn't think that way, they'd never be where they are.

[sheshe2]

15. Brava bsis!

Excellent open letter to the Villains that are trying to destroy our planet.

[Kablooie]

16. The reply will be ...

So?
I'll be dead before things break down.

-- But what about your kids?

That's their problem, not mine.
Now excuse me while I go trickle down some of my gold into the urinal.

[DeSwiss]

18. K&R

- They can't say we didn't warn them......

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[Overseas]

19. K&R. Yes please!

[niyad]

20. . An Open Letter To The Guys Who Run The World

FU

[sheshe2]

23. Bingo!

[annabanana]

22. k&r . . .n/t