Comments on: Bush’s Words On The Climate http://www.good.is/post/bushs_words_on_the_climate/ GOOD Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:10:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: brainpicker http://www.good.is/post/bushs_words_on_the_climate/comment-page-1/#comment-7741 brainpicker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.good.is/bushs_words_on_the_climate#comment-7741 The sad thing is that while we've kind of reluctantly accepted the utter environmental inefficiency of the Bush administration as a catalog of fluff-lined phrases and empty promises, we have to remember we live in a capitalist society. And, in capitalism, politics go hand in hand with The Money, which is largely driven by marketing. What are most major marketers doing? The exact same thing -- empty promises and "green" bandaids on environmental open sores, hoping to score some publicity points for their cosmetic green initiatives.<br><br /> <br><br /> With all the downsides of this debacle, it would make a great <a href="http://www.stickandmove.com/brainpickings/index.php/2008/04/17/7-ways-to-free-yourself/" target="_blank">Al Jaffee fold-in</a>. The sad thing is that while we’ve kind of reluctantly accepted the utter environmental inefficiency of the Bush administration as a catalog of fluff-lined phrases and empty promises, we have to remember we live in a capitalist society. And, in capitalism, politics go hand in hand with The Money, which is largely driven by marketing. What are most major marketers doing? The exact same thing — empty promises and “green” bandaids on environmental open sores, hoping to score some publicity points for their cosmetic green initiatives.

With all the downsides of this debacle, it would make a great Al Jaffee fold-in.

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