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Uncle Joe

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3. I generally make a major distinction between things of macro and micro importance

Reply to nycbos (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:05 AM

Apr 2025

Al Gore championed the issue of changing our national and global policies to mitigate if not avoid the growing catastrophe of global warming climate change, when most other political leaders were ignoring or denying the issue.

However he did live in a "large house" and fly on jets.

To my way of thinking the former is infinitely more important in the great scheme of things than the latter.

To this end, I try to keep my eyes on the forest not the trees.

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