The Father’s Day Present I Want: Action On Climate Change

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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/06/16-2

I became a father seven years ago on the eve of Father’s Day. I’ll never forget the first gaze into my daughter’s eyes, with her look of recognition at this man who had sung to her for months in momma’s belly. The feeling that filled my being in those first moments of her existence was the power of love on full throttle.

I quickly came to understand that these feelings are universal, shared in equal measure by fathers and mothers for countless generations in every corner of the globe and in every circumstance. Whatever our differences, the depth of love for our children is a stronger unifying force than all that divides us.

As a new father, the notion of creating a better world for our children became imperative, urgent. At the top of my list was helping to turn the tide on climate change, which will create an increasingly chaotic world for our children if we stay the current course.

By the time Rosie turned one, we started listening to a candidate for President who was saying things like, “I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

[stuntcat]

1. poor little Rosie

Bet she's a sweety. I just pity her.

Seven years ago, when he decided to give the rest of this century to a nice little baby girl, the evidence of what a depressing SH!TSTORM it will be was just as strong as it is now.

[Nihil]

2. Yep, there have been lots of *words* from the President ...

> Now, five years later, the expectation of transformative change has given way in many instances
> to cynicism or frustration. Nowhere is that more true than on climate change.

The veneer of "Hope & Change" was merely the latest slogan in the traditional game of persuade
the mugs to vote for *me*. Blah blah fucking blah.