[Vivtek]

Bah. Everybody always says "think of the children" when they see risk to themselves. It's just a phrase.

[panacea]

I wonder why it's not such a potent hot-button when it comes to climate change?

Edit: "Won't somebody think about the grandchildren?" not as impacting?

[dasil003]

Because in this case their self interest runs against the interest of the grandchildren, or at least so they have been made to believe by the wealthy industrialist lobby.