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RE: Nonsense
Ahhh. The keyword in my previous statement was SEEMS.
Just like Global Warming, the imminent depletion of all ocean lifeforms seems just too distant and not threatening enough.
And the initial post I believe mentioned the UN, which of course has little credibility in the US, the only country that would be able to put together some sort of massive response. (as a side note, this type of action would be enough to probably restore the moral leadership the United States claimed until recently).
Are we doomed? Probably not (yet).
However, at least from the US perspective, I just don't see this issue getting through the noise (no matter how trivial or opportunistic) of irrelevant issues such as same-sex unions, flag-burning, finger-pointing, etc.
I agree with the previous post about the economic effect of this imminent depletion. First, there will be an outcry (maybe). Then, people would just shrug it off and replace fish with pork and chicken (after all, how many times a week does on eat fish?) And I am not sure our children will miss the ocean lifeforms. Today's US population is mostly urbanized, which means (and this is anecdotal evidence) that most people don't see real-life hens, cows anyway. And if one goes to a Caribbean resort, most Americans don't even bother to actually bathe in the ocean, they prefer pools. What is the percentage of US population actually going to fish/enjoy some sort of close contact with ocean lifeforms? On the positive side, there will be no more sharks to cause panics and breaking news.
Now, the environmental effect is a totally different issue. It probably deserves the same attention as the global warming/pollution/climate change deserves (and certainly does not get). America needs a catastrophic environmental event (the equivalent of Katrina, if you will, but worse and on a different level) to wake up.
Until then, life is good, I have a big house, 3 cars, I hate the idea of gay marriage, I would definitely shoot those flag-burning liberal pot heads if I could. These issues matter to me NOW. Après moi, le deluge.
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