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I am so astonished by what has happened to this world that it does not surprise me that we are all going to see something very dark happen. Have faith.

growth' has had on our environment. The second step would be to re-evaluate what progress means to industrialized nations. I live in a medium sized community and meaning of progress usually equates to greed on the part of politicians and business folks. The holy grail of progress usually means to build more roads, more housing, more malls and box stores, more banks, more gas stations, more mechanized factories (that usually bring people from the outside to run them, bigger landfills, more schools, and the cycle goes on. Then, the next thing that happens is the politicians say we need to generate more revenue (taxes) to support and grow our infrastructure by giving corporations free reign (and free infrastructure – water, sewer, electric) on development in your once pretty (and green) community. There seems to be and endless cycle of 'sprawl and mall'. Ask yourself, how will the additional lanes of highway on my nearby interstate impact the environment? What benefit did I get from new roads, new box stores, new schools and no new parks or green improvements? Well lets see, I fight to park my car at the nearest grocery box store. I can't find a good restaurant because most of the restaurants are chain stores. My kids can't find a place to practice soccer. The parks are crowded and there are no plans for new parks. I can see stores and highways from the 'nature' trail. There is garbage along the highways and byways. No bicycle trails along the secondary highways means you take a big risk by trying to 'bike it'. The landfill is butted up against the county pool and it costs more to dump your garbage. Every piece of farmland is being developed for stores and cheap housing. Taxes are increasing and water supply is a problem (duh!). The list goes on, but the main point is for the average person (like myself) progress has done very little. Even the internet that I use has not changed much because I use the same lines I did 20 years ago (phone lines and DSL Modem). Communities must re-evaluate what progress means to them in terms of of their future and the future of their children. Follow the 'Peter Plan' and force developers and politicians to plan for humans not profit.

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systems, and goverments. This country is MY country first, this is MY planet first, and I have choosen all my life to be efficiant, prudant, and as virtious as possable no matter what I think, feel or believe on ANY given topic. Being bold and brash can be a virture as well. CONDITIONS: In this order: If you dont like: GOD (Learn and read yourself. Dont blame God for the choices people make, make your own choice better than the last. Study and read for yourself.) MY FAMILY: (This includes personal and Native Peoples) NATIVE PEOPLES: (This includes all indidginous peoples of the Americas, that originated (to) here, and not imagrants (from established said countries), slavers, invaders or their decendants) AMERICA: (This is the natrual land, and not the goverments/systems...you can be anti goverment/corperate all you want.) SOLUTION: Get the HELL out of MY country.

but powerful answer to that prayer.