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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (284916)	12/20/2008 11:55:24 AM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 793964

Much of our history is the struggle between indidualistic and collectivistic impulses. Global Warming is the modern vehicle of choice for the latter - it is something that would require us all to act together. It would require wise, pro-active governance, which would make politicians more relevant, important and... powerful. Pro-Collectivists are not shy, and not very choosy. Right now, they are trying to use our economic problems against greedy pro-market individualists. They managed to bamboozle (maybe) most of the population into wanting more "regulation". There will be other issues to rally everyone around -- for as long as the society is in a collectivistic mode, for as long as the issue du jour "takes a village" - they have what they want.