Comments on: We Demand More than Politics: A Better Future For All

By: Carlos Rymer

Carlos Rymer — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:35:33 +0000

I totally believe this is what we’re fighting for. Global warming is the most serious symptom of a society that is going on the wrong path. We are fighting global warming to ultimately get rid of all these ills. We need to envision and work towards a society that values people and natural assets, not just exploitation. The idea that this is hard to do is unfounded. People care for people and the place where they live. Nobody can contest that this is our nature. Great post!

By: Lauren Bacchus

Lauren Bacchus — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:28:57 +0000

This is very much what I felt on Saturday. We have to remember that Markey and Pelosi are politicians and they are going to say what their audience wants to hear, not necessarily what they actually think. The rhetoric is fine and all, but what did we really go to D.C. to accomplish? Why did we all go there? I don’t think this can be explained in phrases or chants… it’s much more than that.

By: Ted Glick

Ted Glick — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:43:34 +0000

Thanks to Juliana and everyone else who chanted “We want more.” More than either Markey’s or Pelosi’s speeches, this was one of the highlights of Saturday night for me. I thought it was a smart chant. It wasn’t saying we don’t care about getting good legislation, just that there’s more to it than that, which Juliana explained well. We need a clean energy revolution, justice, peace and more!

By: postergrl

postergrl — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:39:45 +0000

It is fine to ask for more but that challenge should be made to inspire more and bolder action, and to result in more and bolder action. I think Cong Markey was making the point that we need to do more but we need to pass this energy bill as part of the path to more. It is not unlike the work that is done on campus to create climate policies. Those policies are obviously not enough, but a) they make a difference, b) they legitimize other efforts at progress, and c) they raise the bar for those of us who ask for more.

In that spirit I think we were right to be asking for more, but it would be counterproductive to abandon efforts to enact the policies in the energy bill.

By: Juliana

Juliana — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:32:45 +0000

I was in the group that started the chant, and I can assure you that we were chanting “We want more.” The message may have gotten jumbled with so many people in the room, but that was the original intent.

By: chrissy

chrissy — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:30:04 +0000

I think we were chaning “WE WANT GORE” at least that was what everyone around me was chanting.

By: Cascadia Brian

Cascadia Brian — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:51:52 +0000

well said Juliana!

By: Anna Rose

Anna Rose — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:44:35 +0000

Sustainable South Bronx and Van Jones totally rocked my world tonight… something amazing is happening.

By: krissnp

krissnp — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:08:37 +0000

In spite of the politics we do not have a bright future?