Cooo.... and I thought it was me who was the 'elitist'!
"the problem (or lack thereof) will remain one for scientists and politicians, not the general public"
As 'we' are proposing to change 'your' lives to 'mitigate' the problems that 'we' see, I would suggest that it IS a question fore the general public..... but.... so long as 'you' remain acquiescent... 'we' will just carry on as 'we' choose, shall we?..... If that's ok with you!
I don't actually hold that view. I am all for educating the public (me included) so that they/we can understand the problem! I strongly beleive we are IN the current recession BECAUSE we allowed bankers to tell us 'you don't NEED to understand what we are doing! Trust us, we ARE making money for you ALL!'. Errrr.... no they weren't!
Even as an ardent 'elitist', I believe that 'we' have a duty to help EVERYBODY understand!
Ian
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