Which one was it, Hopenhagen or Brokenhagen?

Well, I've been back from Copenhagen, Hopenhagen, Brokenhagen (choose your own) for 10 days now. I can't decided whether progress was actually made there and am taking advice from where ever it is available. Most pundits choose the Brokenhagen route although there are a few who see how politics actually works and consequently prefer Hopenhagen.

There are an unprecidented number of us who actually recognize the parlous state of the planetary ecosystem or Gaia and have no time for the baby steps that reality dictates. No major shift in culture has ever occured fast enough whether it be slavery, womens emancipation, racial equality, gay liberation, animal rights, or......  choose your own.

As with these other issues many will suffer and these problems will not be resolved completely, ever. All we can hope for with the Climate Crisis is that we avoid the worst - human survival. If we continue at the present pace and positive feedback effects kick in then the worst will happen. Things are changing incredibly rapidly if we step back a little and try to see how far we have come in a relatively short time.

About a month ago I heard Derrick Jensen speak on a video link. He asked us to consider whether there is anything we would be prepared to die for - this is the level of comittment that must emerge. I don't think I have that sort of courage but hopefully there are some Nelson Mandelas, Martin Luther Kings, Chico Mendezs, Gandhis, Emily Pankhursts, etc. out there who do and will lead us.