It is very hard not to be xenophobic sometimes, but currently both the Americans and French are peeving me. Ok, certain sections of American and French people are pissing me off, like their leaders. I think the French are being rather selfish with reference to the cap, but I fear I do not have sufficient knowledge to properly comment on it. I just know what I’ve heard from the media.

Thus I will return to my old standby of getting rat at the Americans. Would you believe some of them are saying we should forget about Africa, with the grouchy old cripple claiming that most countries in Africa are socialist, and thus deserve their fate. Such cementers say we should leave Africa alone. What? Not only is that inhumane, but utterly stupid! It is the exploits of the western powers that got Africa into this mess, and therefore we have a right to get them out. Moreover, we will not be doing this by simply throwing money at the problem, but buy doing things like cancelling debt, which will help Africans sustain their selves.

Worryingly, the American government seems to be burying their head in their sand over such issues. This morning, I read this guardian article about how the US government will not sign anything looking like Kyoto, because it might hurt the american economy. Well, boohoohoo. A few fat stupid men in Stetsons won’t get so much money. Well, I say fuck them! To hell with these selfish pricks in their ivory towers. The world needs to change, and fast. I was speaking to Mum yesterday on the probability of a third live aid concert in twenty years, as predicted by Kate over IM: mum pointed out that it was entirely contingent on our western world staying stable, and the chances are, it won’t. pretty soon, we agreed, there will be an almighty bust up over fuel – we’re talking about the end of the world as we know it. Mind you, they said that of the cold war, and that fizzled out.

The point is, climate change is a reality, and we must take action. If, however, many Americans have mindsets such as those held by denny wilson then I must admit I see little hope for humanity.

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