Pigs, idiots, and madmen.

Editor,

It doesn't take a lot of brains to figure out that human beings need clean air, clean water, and clean food to thrive on the planet Earth.

It might be a little more challenging for a religious fanatic to comprehend that in the web of life, in which human beings are inextricably woven, a life-sustaining balance among a multitude of species is necessary in order for human beings to thrive.

And of course people who are crazed with the lust for monetary riches have the hardest time of all understanding that in order for one's life to go on, there must be life.

So here we are. Pigs, idiots, and madmen rule our world, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to get any of them to engage in sensible dialog about the most fundamental challenges facing our species as a whole.

And it isn't like one or two despots are running the show. A culture of idiocy and greed pervades every aspect of our lives. One can only hope that an environmental catastrophe we survive, as opposed to one that wipes us all out, manages to wake up the true believers who are wallowing in lies before it is too late.

No, I am not advocating shooting people. Shooting people will not solve this problem.

Re: "Republicans Seek Big Cuts in Environmental Rules" (7/28/2011)