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Edited on Fri Oct-19-07 09:07 PM by RestoreGore
In a couple of interviews Mr. Gore has given recently he has stated that he should not have to apologize for not wanting to jump into the political fray. He has also stated multiple times that he has fallen out of love with politics but still wishes to influence events and policy (and even though in a system envisioned by Jefferson the presidency might actually do some good regarding this it is not the be all end all of existence as so many political pundits and others are pounding out every day and I have yet to be convinced of that especially regarding this crisis) which I believe he most certainly has and will do. For me the people hold the power and should set the tone of policy not the other way around.
As Mr. Gore has stated which is also so true, no president can get anything done without the people being informed enough to demand change. Have we really seen that on an overwhelming scale in this country yet? It has started, but we are still not near where we should be. And that is now where he stands on this climate crisis (which is the core of his work with The Climate Project, The Alliance For Climate Protection, and Current tv) and it is the crux of his most important work on a global scale because this is a global crisis.
Therefore, as a supporter of this good man for going on twenty years I have to be frank and state that I find the incessant hounding of him, guilting him, and trying to place his name on ballots without his consent because they think it is his "duty" to run arrogant and detracting from the work that could be going on to actually help him with bringing this country to a political tipping point across the board and across the political divide regarding the climate crisis. We can ask why they have done nothing for the last seven plus years to change anything, but then the question that follows is, what have we done to make them?
How can you change the world from a system that has no vision with a populace that isn't outaged on the whole about that?
So in response to Mr. Gore's words that he does not believe he needs to apologize for not wanting to jump into the political fray because there is much work to be done to change the moral mindset regarding this crisis to force that political tipping point sooner than it would take otherwise, I say I agree. He doesn't need to apologize to anyone for how he now wishes to live his life and how he believes making change will be most effective, especially in light of it being vindicated with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize.
After thirty years in a toxic beltway that was and still is stagnant regarding the climate crisis which in turn led to a blacking out of this issue by the media, I applaud his resolve, his perseverence, his vision, and his leadership as an environmental ambassador and statesman in doing what the political world never did. And as he also stated, he is only 59 and has much more living to do with no need to close any doors or deliver "Sherman" statements no one else is required to give, because well, he is free to do as he sees fit.
So please, Mr. Gore stay your course and follow your heart, because I do believe it is the one that will lead to a better world and know that you do have supporters out here who support you for who you are not what they want you to be, and who trust your judgement because we see the changes it is bringing.
You have done your duty and now it is our turn. Anyone who thinks you haven't done so or for whom your years of service to this country weren't enough, well, I don't know it they truly understand the true urgency of this that must now transcend politics in order to change it.
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