tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2488230183732394690..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: A Trip to GettysburgJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-66153496191196504072021-04-24T09:34:06.615-04:002021-04-24T09:34:06.615-04:00I attended seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, just ...I attended seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, just 12 miles south of G-burg. We spent many hours in the battlefield, wandering among the memorials and hillocks, the split rail fences and the grave sites. It was always a somber experience, but one that also gave me a sense of hope and comfort.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-20967074396774987742021-04-24T08:58:46.505-04:002021-04-24T08:58:46.505-04:00"On the way I saw lots of signs like this one...<i>"On the way I saw lots of signs like this one."</i><br /><br />I see they prefer to get their electricity from the region's natural gas and coal power plants located in <i>other people's</i> backyards.<br /><br />Selfish hypocrites, enjoying all the benefits of regional energy production without suffering any of the drawbacks themselves. They want to pass the buck to future generations so they can keep their local rural aesthetic? Infuriating.<br /><br />We have to produce electricity <i>somehow</i>, we simply cannot keep relying on fossil fuels - so it's either new solar and wind, or it's new nuclear. But do they care? No. They want to stick their heads in the sand and just ignore reality while continuing to profit off unclean energy, just so long as it's out of sight and mind.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com