I do want the earth to exist in a pure and pristine condition but the cynical part of me says that will inevitably  happen a few years after the last human takes it’s last breath. Unfortunately for us humans, and the other species that share our environment, we have a tendency to behave more selfishly when we live in larger communities. Now that our society is becoming a global community due to constant advances in electronics and coding we are almost certain to eventually destroy the environments we live in and therefore ourselves due to self interest and individualism. These things just are.  And while I have no psychic powers, or magic crystal balls, or even a decent education, I can guess how long it will take for humanity to achieve extinction. The flame that burns twice as bright can only burn half as long, and we are burning so very, very bright. There is always the possibility that we may yet evolve to adapt to our changed environment but there are no guarantees this would happen and would rely on a relatively slow change in environment. Anything could happen but I’d guess after 100 more generations we would know one way or the other. I believe the end will come from within, a result of social dynamics, rather than of an external origin. Although I’d expect smaller societies, geographically isolated and more self sufficient, to continue on, for a time. Of course anything is possible, but I don’t expect aliens to arrive with gifts of vastly superior technology to help fix our planet. The easiest way to fix our planet would be to get rid of us so perhaps better that doesn’t happen. If I have a point at all it’s this; will voting for the Green party in any way improve the environment I live in? (self-interest) I think the Greens will do better than the polls suggest, but once again Winston Peters will attempt to shut them out of any coalition deal. It is sad but that is exactly how he behaved in the past and there seems to be no change in his attitude. (might be more irascible if that’s possible) So a vote for the smelly hippies probably wont be enough to get them into government so their policies wouldn’t get priority. Although they did put forward the bill that turned into the law banning people from bashing their kids. Something I am honestly personally grateful for. It gave me the courage to intervene, before that law I had watched in helpless horror, to scared to speak up. Or should I vote for a fringe party with no chance of making the 5% threshold, the Party Party Party, or some such thing. Perhaps.

Writing this was supposed to help me decide what to do with my fundamental democratic human right. But I’m conflicted and no matter which party I lean towards my fundamental human right feels fundamentally wrong. And all too human, full of self-interest and hatred of the people vying to represent me. Maybe I’m too difficult to please and nobody could possibly be good enough to represent me.

I don’t expect anybody to read this, except you wankers at the GCSB but if you did keep your criticism and opinions to yourself. I’m not interested.