Global warming: an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff?

with David Hines
Recorded at Auckland Unitarian Church 6th November 2022

The image of an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff is a common one in politics. Left-wing and right wing politicians both use it for different policies.

Left wing politicians use it to say: let’s not be tough on criminals, let’s spend money on fixing the social background that made them that way.

Right wing politicians use it to say: let’s not throw money at unemployed people; let’s spend it on getting people back into their jobs. The national party raised this in a speech last week.

I think, there is a place for both. Sometimes we need to look to the long term, and we call it a fence at the top of the cliff.

Sometimes we need compassion now and we want an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.

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https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/global-warming-an-ambulance-at-the-bottom-of-the-cliff/

0:00 Prelude
1:49 Welcome
3:08 Chalice Lighting and Covenant
4:22 Reading
6:30 Dedication Song
7:11 Global warming: an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff?
25:31 Song
26:05 Extinguishing the Chalice
26:25 Meditation / Discussion Questions

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