tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post346221595405804624..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: Earth Day in an AirplaneMichael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-21963962575580113082007-04-27T14:11:00.000-07:002007-04-27T14:11:00.000-07:00I had somehow forgotted the trauma of the worst pa...I had somehow forgotted the trauma of the worst part of the National Post coverage, but <A HREF="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2007/04/calling-james-annan-and-brian-schmidt.html" REL="nofollow">Eli does it some justice</A>.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-72417066357188727622007-04-25T07:05:00.000-07:002007-04-25T07:05:00.000-07:00I have thought about the differences between Canad...I have thought about the differences between Canadians and Americans a great deal. Dano's analysis is commonly held, but I don't actually think it's quite right. The political outcome is certainly like that, but the differences in man-on-the-street attitude are very different.<BR/><BR/>Remember that I speak as someone who has done both and would <EM>much</EM> rather live in Austin than in Montreal. The differences are large but I hate to see them painted with too broad a brush.<BR/><BR/>What was striking to me on Earth Day was not the difference in public attitude so much as the difference in attitude of the popular press. <BR/><BR/>We see this come out in our discussions. Scientific attitude in the US is much more vehement in the US than elsewhere because the press (and the political sector) makes as many errors of overstatement as of understatement elsewhere.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-39260125879096232192007-04-25T05:41:00.000-07:002007-04-25T05:41:00.000-07:00Societal differences expressed as possessive indiv...Societal differences expressed as possessive individualism vs cooperative collectivism. That the individual may be happy (or possess distractions) at the expense of others is better than everyone being happy at the expense of the individual. IMHO, this system isn't sustainable. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.com