(The Pale Blue Dot inside the circle is Earth as seen by Voyager 1 space probe leaving our solar system)
"Today, science
has brought all the different quarters of the globe so close together
that it is impossible to isolate them one from another.
Today we are faced
with the preeminent fact that, if civilization is to survive, we must
cultivate the science of human relationships—the ability of all
peoples, of all kinds, to live together and work together, in the
same world, at peace."
Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, April, 1945
At this time in our
journey, it is important for the human species to understand who we are and
where we are on the map.
We are primates,
designed to live in extended family groups, like other primates who
gather and hunt. We live in 5
kilometers of breathable air in a twenty kilometer wide life space delicately painted
onto our planet.
Several thousand
years ago, we started recording our history. Since then a lot of
very complex culture and technology has happened.
Many species outgrow
their environment's ability to support them, a species
pincer point, at
which time a species either collapses or becomes completely extinct.
We have developed
two unique, looming species pincer points. At any second, our
life as we know it could end in an intentional or unintentional
nuclear annihilation.
Meanwhile, the clock
is ticking, and we are grinding toward catastrophe due to climate
change.
It is a fundamental
error in planning for our survival to view these threats as separate.
Please think about
this.
Does the collapse of
human civilization due to climate change make intended or unintended use of
nuclear weapons less or more likely?
The traditional
nuclear weapons understanding of Mutual Assured Destruction is a system, just like
our communication services. Does the nuclear
destruction system become less or more unstable, as other systems fail?
As the mouse begins
to starve, does the cheese on the trap become less or more dangerous?
Countless actions by
countless human beings over thousands of years have led us to The EcoNuclear
Brink.
We did not plan our
potential doom, but we did create it.
This is where we are
on the map of our survival.
We have made our
home here very small and unsafe, and we don't have much time to use
what we have learned about ourselves to save ourselves. We do not have much
time to build the true mutually respectful human society that will help us survive this
era.
Respectism is the belief that a
mutually respectful society is a pragmatic necessity for survival.
Sincerely advertise and promote respect
for self, others and place.
Respectfully keep
the abusive from power.
Promote just, fair dealing with honesty, equality and listening dialogue
to back away from the brink.
We should start now.
Love is the soul of
respect, and respect is the language of love.
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