Climate Change march tomorrow

Dear Candace Bennett sounds like a pain in the butt.

Having read more of the campaign web site, I reconsidered too.

Why? Protesting against US policy wastes valuable time and energy. We need to focus on what can be done here. Bush-bashing, however justified, blows off steam that should be doing useful work.

Perhaps I’m too pessimistic, but we are talking about the people who elected Bush last year. If there is any serious prospect of changing American hearts and minds it will be the sight of us tackling this problem while they worsen it. Guilt might, just might, do what abuse won’t. The spirit of Andrew Jackson is too strong.

How about marching but bailing out at Berkeley Square?

That would demonstrate support for action on climate change without joining the shenanigans in front of the US embassy.

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