Larvatus Prodeo

It sounds like some dumb reality tv show, doesn’t it? But we all know who didn’t get voted out of the house.

As almost everyone in the world knows, it’s election year in America.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (don’t ask, you already know the answer!) might be in trouble. Iraq might be - kinda, sorta - an election issue. But if - like me - you’re following the American Election via either the blogosphere or (oh noes!) the MSM, you’d notice a huge disconnect between how big an issue climate change is here, and how totally miniscule it is in the U S of A.

I hope Al Gore might have something to say at the Democratic Convention.

But that might not occur. And even if it does, and that and all the Arnie stuff aside, it’s going to be pretty much a side issue. Lord only knows what we can do, but those of us who, like me, are Democrats Overseas, might consider a bit of lobbying. But we might think as well about remembering that climate change is a global issue, and trying to get the Australian government to use whatever leverage it has to get it treated as such. Or if the Australian government won’t act, that shouldn’t stop us. Important as our response here is, we need to get away from the dumb mindset that we’re all waiting on China and India. We’re actually waiting on America. Somehow (quelle surprise?) it hasn’t been framed that way… Central to this country’s climate change platform should be a recognition of that. I doubt it will happen if we don’t try to make it happen. Want to do so?

Email KRudd, Penny Wong, and let’s see a bit of international activism from The Greens too.

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