Wednesday, July 31, 2024

The CNN debate between Vance and Walz

Much fanfare about its informational potential accompanied last week's first televised interview with the Democratic contenders for U. S. Vice President. It did not deserve any of this fanfare, however, because the following two questions were not asked, nor were the subjects brought up by the candidates:

1. What will your polices be regarding the coming end of the human species in the form we've been familiar with for the last 300,000 years? The speed of this human-induced evolution will be many times faster than non human-induced evolution, so fast in fact that much of its foundation will take shape during your first 4 year term. Are you even thinking about it?

2. Is there anything you can say to dispel the impression that a world war is approaching that will use both nuclear and biological weapons, that unlike World Wars I and II every person on earth will be on the front line, and that this war will happen whether you or your opponents win in November?

Such questions are never asked of any politician, so their absence last night was no surprise. We need a new political force, possibly international, with the credibility and motivation to speak on behalf of the many humans who will not passively watch their own replacement as if they were watching a TV show.

[Update, 9/9/24: I was thinking about the upcoming debate between the presidential contenders and how when it's over I'll be writing that neither candidate said anything or was asked anything about the imminent end of "the human race" and "civilization" as currently defined, and then I realized that there will be no point to that essay because although many people will agree, they won't see what they're supposed to do about it, since no one can do anything about it. And then I thought, I'd better not be defeatist myself because that would spell- you guessed it- defeat.]

[Update, 9/11/24: As anticipated, I watched the Harris/Trump debate, noted that there was no mention that the human race is likely breathing its last frenetic breath, and decided to avoid risking Broken Record Syndrome by not writing on the subject- outside this quick update, which I hope the reader will forgive! ]
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