Copenhagen was a joke

Copenhagen was a joke. A very sad one. No bold leadership. No realization of reality. The poorer countries face death and destruction. The richer world just thought about profit. No second thought for future generations. No legal binding agreement that can be used as a stick against violators. No clear targets for cutting CO2 emissions. It was 2 weeks of gathering to result in an insult to humanity. A gathering of unseen levels of hot air. The biggest deception and the biggest slaughter of hope.

The back-door deal was forced down the throat of the majority of the nations without democratic consultation. The useless deal takes note about aiming to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celcius. In reality this so called ‘limited’ warming up of the planet will directly lead to increased desertification, especially in Africa. 2 Degrees on a global scale will be 3 to 3.5 degrees in Africa. That will very likely force draught onto a extra 600 million people. It’s a human onslaught.

Copenhagen became the killing fields of Africa. Copenhagen became the end of the small island States in the Pacific. A new Atlantis. Whole nations will disappear under rising sea levels ‘thanks’ to the lack of visionary, courageous leadership by the world’s politicians.

It’s a sell out! The main leaders are guilty of murder.

And then this ridiculous hand-out to the poorer nations to help them adapting to newer, greener technology.

Before the conference the Ethiopian president announced Africa was demanding US$400bn in financial aid. On his way to Copenhagen, the president stopped over in Paris. Once he reached the Danish capital he agreed to US$10bn. What did he get in exchange from the French president? A filled Swiss bank account? Some luxurious property across France? It stinks like an alleyway gutter in summer heat. Then Hillary Clinton met the Philippine president Arroyo and all of a sudden the toughest Filipino negotiator gets the sack. Arroyo bought off by the US. The sell out of the planet.

The industrialized nations guilty by conspiring against the future. Humanity sacrificed fir short term political and financial gain by a few. Obama’s shine across the world got some serious dirty stains on it. Of course back across the US the spin has made the majority deafer, dumber, blinder. Obama went live on TV even before he informed the other nations about the so called deal he helped brokering. That’s basic political politeness and fairness screwed.

How the world leaders showed its people they do not have vision, boldness, and the courage to lead. Good leaders lead. The others are just hot air. And Copenhagen was full of it.

Soon the Hollywood plastic surgery bunch can go down to Africa for another ‘caring’ trip to face up to growing starvation as draught stricken areas expand. Another quick photo-up and then back to the air-conditioning, the specially imported bottles of water and the 5-star hotel suits at US$10000 per night. And for sure Bono and Geldhof will see another opportunity to show the world how much they really are involved in saving the poor from death. At least for the next PR campaign.

Human behavior is a lost cause. Sickening, sad, rotten.

Sadly so, but we probably need another 10 New Orleans’s to get wiped of the map before any real political steps will be taken. Cataclysm before political courage can be found.

More than ever before the political gang has shown the world’s citizens they just don’t care about the so called average man and woman. Political chess games with the future of the globe. Financial deals blindfolded by the realization that global warming will affect us all. For sure the Africans, the Pacific islands, Bangladesh,... will be face the onslaught first and hardest, but it’s gonna hit everybody. Of course most of the current political world order will be dead and gone before the real disastrous impact starts to hit the Northern hemisphere too. Just shows how they do not even care of the future of their own children and grand children. Politicians without humanity. Robotic killers.

Copenhagen 2009 when humanity’s “representatives” showed they lost their vision, intellect and courage.

Throw out. The Fake Boys got a new album called “This is where our songs live” I discovered them through an appearance on Boston’s radio WERS. Kind of sound like the Ramones of the 21st Century. Somewhat boring after several tracks because of lack of originality and diversity.

C-Ya

collateral – December 2009