Why not aim for disaster?
It’s the most “realistic” possibility, after all.
Or, more specifically:
How minimal are your aspirations?
How static is your picture of the future?
(Crossposted at Orange)
Tag: realism
Oct 02 2007
Can realism avert global catastrophe?
This is an attempt to unmask the paucity of thought implied in political “realism” as typically portrayed on DKos and elsewhere. It concludes with a plea for “unrealism” in politics. Realism has punted in Iraq, civil rights, health insurance, and education; can we expect it to do any better with climate change?
(crossposted @ DKos)