You're right James. I would not disagree with your statistics. The 'haves' , with their greed and their unwillingness to back-pedal on, what can i say, EVERYTHING, can take a bow for the mess we now find ourselves in.
The ever-expanding number of humans plus the seemingly out of control industrialisation, and indulgence, plus countries intent on domination, means that we are headed for a crisis, and until that happens, in your time, or mine, we won't understand the benefits of, and the challenge to tread softly.
The Cherokee Indian quote below is one I share often.
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