https://www.ft.com/content/0e30af86-382a-482e-8f02-57efb6b302f7
"Helmut Besser’s charming brick house stands on the edge of a crater where
eight homes and a wheat field once stood. Two months ago, images of the
sinkhole became a symbol of the floods that drove the devastating force of
climate change home to Germany.
Elections to determine chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor are now only a week
away. Yet Besser cannot imagine voting for the Green party to protest against a
status quo he feels has failed on the climate. Nor does he have any desire to
become a climate activist.
“Let’s just say I’m not the type,” Besser said with a shrug. “Most are like me
— they sit there and say nothing.”
If Besser is not the type, it is hard to imagine who would be. He watched the
houses next door slide into a watery chasm. His wife and neighbour suffered
broken bones as rescuers in helicopters lifted them off the rooftops.
No emergency plan for his flood-prone town of Erftstadt ever envisioned a
deluge as intense as the one in July. Yet even here, Germany’s once-ascendant
Green party is struggling to break through."
People tend to deal with paradigm changes on a generational basis.
Unfortunately serious damage can be caused by such slow responses.
Via Robert Sanscartier.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
