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alferret · 29-12-2015, 18:55

I'm still trying to figure out why this or previous governments are to blame for acts of God.
Don't get me wrong I do sympathise with those that are affected by the current crap weather some areas of the country are suffering but why should a person or entity be blamed for something that can't be forecast.
What if we built a flood wall along/around anywhere that has seen anything in excess of 1ft of water and after 10, 20 or 30 years it was never ever needed, the same people who complain and blame governments for not spending the money would be complaining that they wasted money on building the walls that were never needed.
As I said before what's happening could be the result of our neglect of mother earth. I'm not a greenie or a tree hugger but over the last 400 years we have raped and pillaged this planet to a point where we are all to blame in some way, shape or form for the current climatic changes.
Do we ever think of stopping our use of fossil fuels? No course we don't, we give it creature comforts far too much to give them up but are quick to criticise governments for not doing enough.

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alferret Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield Age: 59 Services: There is no destination to life, the journey is everything! Posts: 5,532	Re: UK Flooding I'm still trying to figure out why this or previous governments are to blame for acts of God. Don't get me wrong I do sympathise with those that are affected by the current crap weather some areas of the country are suffering but why should a person or entity be blamed for something that can't be forecast. What if we built a flood wall along/around anywhere that has seen anything in excess of 1ft of water and after 10, 20 or 30 years it was never ever needed, the same people who complain and blame governments for not spending the money would be complaining that they wasted money on building the walls that were never needed. As I said before what's happening could be the result of our neglect of mother earth. I'm not a greenie or a tree hugger but over the last 400 years we have raped and pillaged this planet to a point where we are all to blame in some way, shape or form for the current climatic changes. Do we ever think of stopping our use of fossil fuels? No course we don't, we give it creature comforts far too much to give them up but are quick to criticise governments for not doing enough.