tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195118970059599158.post687224157205930822..comments2023-06-25T03:36:23.277-07:00Comments on The life of a pioneering photographer.: Living energy.Michel Szulc Krzyzanowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01206870014691669677noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195118970059599158.post-48972202568281299752007-07-20T22:04:00.000-07:002007-07-20T22:04:00.000-07:00Too well off to protest? I think those "scientist...Too well off to protest? I think those "scientists" need to study history a little bit. The war Vietnam War protesters were from all economic strata. If anything, they were more priveledged than today's young adults.<BR/><BR/>The advancements in solar technologyhave been so slow. It's good to see continuing research in this area, but until the costs of manufacturing come way down we'll remain a fossel-fuel devouring world.Ken Norton - Image 66 Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914354005286967942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195118970059599158.post-32665143410831441162007-07-20T11:48:00.000-07:002007-07-20T11:48:00.000-07:00There is another reason why U.S. university studen...There is another reason why U.S. university students are less excited about the Iraq war than a previous generation was about the Vietnam war.<BR/> <BR/>They are not personally at risk. There is no draft for this war. <BR/><BR/>The young Americans who are dying and killing in Iraq are volunteers. This translates to one of two cases, leaving aside those who may simply like violence. Some of them are people fanatically loyal to their country's leaders (they may confuse this with loyalty to their country). <BR/><BR/>More sadly, some are people with so few options in life that the military seems financially attractive, in spite of the risk of being killed or maimed (or of doing the same to others).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com