Variations of “Not In My Backyard” Reverberate in my Mind
Social justice will only work only if we are ALL willing to give up something for those in need. Talking about it is NOT enough.
When I was in school for my graduate degree in natural resources, our class was asked to write an essay following the reading of Tragedy of the Commons (Hardin, 1968). It is required reading in most environmental programs.
The essay I wrote discussed the placement of high-power electric lines through our local neighborhoods in Wisconsin to supply electricity to people in another state and the larger metropolitan areas due East. Naturally, most of the people in our community (our backyard) did not want the high-voltage lines running through their neighborhood.
The essay follows at this link: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Ap0DuOisn9RtlEOgUzuB-pW8egPA if you are interested in reading it. It is several years old. Copyright applies with all rights reserved.
What I Am Seeing Now
Tonight, I saw a social media post advocating for letting all those in need have what “we” have. Frankly, it irritated me. I’m tired of these bandwagon posts.
The reason I am tired is that I want the people making these posts to put their…
