In Response to "Some Convenient Truths"

Gregg Easterbrook hit the nail on the head with his article, “Some Convenient Truths.” Every politician or even news broadcaster reminds us almost daily about how awful we are at something as a country. Over the years global warming was portrayed as this disaster that was slowly but surely destroying our world. We were learning how unenviromentally friendly we were being. People across the nation painted a picture in their head of a polluted and gloomy world. However, politicians and news broadcasters did not see a point in announcing the good the country was doing? They failed to give people hope and reassurance that everything was going to be ok? What is the point of only broadcasting negative events? When times are tough much like they are today it doesn’t make sense to only report negative news back to the community. When spirits are low people need a pick-me-up and this can be achieved by letting us know the good the world is achieving.