by Bob Brill

Created on: July 11, 2009   Last Updated: July 18, 2009

Rape the Environment; We Don't Care

The lessons of the past are likely to be forever squandered in the future simply because Americans, as with most others in the world, fail to learn from our mistakes. Global Warming, oil and gas shortages, holes in the ozone, hunger world wide and falling supplies of drinkable water are all concerns in the world today. Today is 2009.

"Of particular importance because of its influence on the public welfare, is the need of a wise conservation policy in the management and control of our national resources."

This is more than just a true statement of fact in the world in 2009; it is a statement which can neither be debated by one side or the other. It is a statement of truth which needs no further defining and certainly no further argument. The same can be said for the accompanying statement.

"Such a policy will lead to constructive development (either in a private or public way) of water, coal, or mineral resources for the greater social and economic welfare."

Amazing isn't it when you look at these two statements of fact and realize they are in summation fully whole in themselves. There can be no debate again for or against such statements in the year 2009. Or, likely ever for this matter.

The interesting thing about these two statements is where they came from and when. These were pulled, word for word, from a US History book printed in 1929! The book is actually a teacher's edition "History of the United States" by Wilbur Fisk Gordy. It was used at Knoxville Junior High School in the Pittsburgh City School District.

Interestingly enough, the above came from the last paragraph on the next to the last page of the book. Mr. Gordy was looking into the future after the election of President Herbert Hoover. The list of presidents in the back lists Hoover 1929 -.

So in other words we were being warned of the very things we're facing now, 80 years ago. In 80 years you would think the world might have gotten a little smarter, a little less greedy and perhaps a little wiser. Smarter we got. We understand the causes for what we're facing. Wiser? We're still fighting the same battle as we were in 1929. Less Greedy? Gordon Gekko lives in the likes of Ken Lay, Jeffrey Skilling (Enron), Angelo Mozilo (Country Wide), Martin Grass (Rite-Aide) and John Rigas (Adelphia).

"Greed, for the lack of a better word is good. Greed ...will save that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA" - Quote from Wall Street

This flies in

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