To be clear, my point is that the solution lies in us changing our own habits, expectations and behaviors...

This is much harder than just voting out the politicians, and it's 1000x harder than just TALKING about voting out the politicians...

Like other things, we're addicted to our current life, and yet it's unsustainable. Healthcare, cheap gasoline/energy, cheap-wild-caught fish, you name it.
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