My fault for using the word "guilt." Meant it as a joke, not literal.

My purpose is to discuss this just like anything where there is a trade off. If I were to discuss the dangers of smoking, it would be irresponsible for me to leave out the dangers of second hand smoke on children. If we discuss air bags, similarly the danger to a child is part of the discussion. I want to emphasize that this is not the traditional environmental discussion where an endangered species is traded for a cord of wood or some such. The trade off really does involve the well being of our children just as much as if we were talking about food additives or PCVs in toys or seatbelts. Leaving that out of the discussion makes the discussion inacurate.

BUT, having said that, we are not so far off in our understanding. We all have trade offs and we all basically know what the trade offs are. Again, though, I am seeing this in the context of my current reading which I intended to save up for a full review, but it is too appropriate for the discussion. The Kerry book tries to highlight people who take the initiative and do something. One woman he highlights I want to try and get for a speaker for a local political club because she is in the South Bronx. She did more than the two of us put together for her community coming from far less. Makes me realize that our choices, though sometimes very limited by circumstances, are still far better than the choices most face. Majora Carter, the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, rocks!