Comments on: BaliBuzz: I’d Rather Play Russian Roulette http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 06 May 2012 08:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Juliana Williams http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57831 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:58:23 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57831 There has been a shift from talking about the problem of global warming to talking about the solutions in the public debate. But I think that we have lost the sense of urgency. Your post was a shock when I read it. Even your choice of picture struck me, because so often we don’t come face to face with the realities of violence (in its many forms). While we pollsters tell us that we shouldn’t be doom-and-gloom (and I agree with that), a good bit of shock can prompt action when our solutions messaging doesn’t go all they way.

Violence is a reality that the majority of people in my country (US) try to make go away and try to forget about most of the time. Many people like to think it’s somebody else’s problem. But for those who face violence on a daily basis, it is chilling and at this point in my life I don’t understand what that’s like. Framing global warming as russian roulette, brings home the concept that our actions are just as much a case of self-destructive violence as chancing your life on an empty slot in your gun. Maybe as a culture we don’t like to think about suicide, brash recklessness or any of the other behaviors that lead to tragedy; maybe we have difficulty admitting when we have a problem. But recognizing the severity of our actions and behaviors is necessary if we are to change them to do what is necessary.

]]> By: marty http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57825 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:58:46 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57825 if you’re going to play russian roulette make sure you use a revolver

]]> By: Carlos Rymer http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57818 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:28:49 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/12/06/i%e2%80%99d-rather-play-russian-roulette/#comment-57818 I totally agree. Somehow we need to get those 2C people to understand that the nearly 390ppm we’ve already created is amazingly scary. They need to understand that we need to minimize risk, and that means 100% cuts ASAP globally. Even getting the CO2 concentration to 410-20ppm is extremely risky. I’m sure nobody wants to do just enough so that we can stay around 2C if it means heads or tails. Eventually, us youth will need to demand more than what current proposals offer.

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