{"id":9566,"date":"2020-01-20T11:51:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/araa.pt\/about-the-state-of-the-planet\/"},"modified":"2020-01-20T14:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:57:29","slug":"about-the-state-of-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/araa.pt\/en\/about-the-state-of-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"About the State of the Planet &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">I am often asked whether I am optimistic or pessimistic in the face of humanity&#8217;s most serious challenges. What is my answer?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">When I know the multiple solutions already tried that exist today to solve environmental problems <\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>&#8230; I am optimistic<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">When I look at the work of awakening the population that courageously and determinedly carry out the &#8220;alert launchers&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>&#8230; I am optimistic<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">When I look at the growing citizen involvement that is developed to take care of our &#8220;common home&#8221;, Earth <\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>&#8230; I am optimistic<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #222222;\">When I find that certain political activists and certain mayors make decisions that serve the common good of their fellow citizens, and without electoral intentions <b>&#8230; I am optimistic<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Despite the absurdities, love never dies <\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>&#8230; I am optimistic<\/b><\/span>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">____________<\/span><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">When I observe the slowness of most leaders at all levels of society in implementing the environmental solutions necessary for the good of all <b>&#8230; I am pessimistic<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">When we hear opinion leaders, social communication animators (written, spoken, televised &#8230;) or heads of polluting companies or industries deny the absolutely obvious environmental aggressions <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>&#8230; I am pessimistic<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">When I read the news announcing the weddings of the big money powers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Big food, the giants of the agrifood industry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Big agro, the champions of industrial agriculture<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Big chemical, the monsters of the polluting chemical industry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">Big pharma, the unethical colossuses of the pharmaceutical industry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><b>&#8230; I am pessimistic<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">This issue of the marriage of the powers of money (visible or hidden) is a taboo among public leaders in power, in the media, and the gravity of the planetary situation is accentuated and eternalized and accentuated in general indifference.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">The reality is serious. It is the reality described (in anticipation) in Gunter Schwab&#8217;s work <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i><b>\u201cThe works of the devil\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">, published in the form of three books <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>\u201cThe kitchen of the devil\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> (1963), <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>\u201cThe dance with the devil\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> (1964), and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i>\u201cThe last letters of the devil&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"> (1968). Books hidden by two generations of chloroformed citizens. These books are precious for the clarification they offer on the situation in the world in 2020, with the devil being a businessman who heads the Ministry of &#8230; Extermination.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">The decision-making circle of international financiers follows an imperturbable logic: making consumers &#8220;docile&#8221;, even &#8220;blind&#8221;, &#8220;contaminated by the greed of consumption&#8221; of all types of products (even useless or harmful) for an illusory well-being.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">For our survival, for the future of our children and grandchildren, we need a healthy planet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">PESSIMISM OF REASON OBLIGATES US TO THE OPTIMISM OF DETERMINATION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\">This is a bit of an analysis of my environmental action to resolve the gravity of the planet&#8217;s situation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Jean Claude RODET<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST?<\/p>\n<p>I am often asked whether I am optimistic or pessimistic in the face of humanity&#8217;s most serious challenges. 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