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![[0571] A Talk Between Women](/comics/2014-04-10-0571-a-talk-between-women.png "[0571] A Talk Between Women")
- Larisa: Sandy, may I ask you a question? Woman to woman?
- Sandra: Sure. Go ahead!
- Larisa: Thank you. You’re the only one with whom I can talk about such things. The point is that… blah blah blah
- Sandra: I understand. But how can the desertification of Uzbekistan be stopped at all as long as drawing water for cotton production isn’t restricted by law?
- Larisa: See? That’s exactly the problem!
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On one hand, I want to say water tax- which is what we do where I live- people don’t like it, but it does help some. We also have laws around what TIME you can water non-crop gardens. We’re not supposed to water from about 10-sunset because the water evaporation rate is too high. Unfortunately few- if anyone- knows how to report a violation. I’d say the biggest problem is auto-water systems that run long enough that the water spills into the gutter rather than getting absorbed into the soil- but THAT could be easily prevented by a skilled gardening team. (As I understand from my husband who works in landscaping, they set the sprinklers to pause at intervals so the water has time to absorb into the soil. It’s not hard to do yet the gardening team at our apartment has the sprinklers set to run for 2 hours non-stop and more than half the water is wasted.)
Legally speaking (as I am not sure of law enforcement in Uzbekistan) I think that it’d be hard to enforce a law around water restriction, as we have a damnable time enforcing restrictions- not around the water itself- but about using it wisely. But in context I’m not sure if Larisa means straight water rationing or any law telling the people how to use water. I’m not much for politics, honestly. ^^;;
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@ Luke:
Yes we are, thank you very much. This world will be ours next- we are concerned over its misuse.
Trigger wrote:
I see your point, but staying ignorant and indifferent means that no one will ever be able or willing to act. And being badly informed is or at least should be the first step to being well informed. Especially when speaking out about it brings your lack of knowledge to the attention of others.
The damage only ever is done or at least irrevocable when they insist on their flawed views after being provided with better information. Which happens often enough, I agree. But in many cases people actually revise their opinion after being shown proof. Which they would have never stumbled upon without them starting a discussion.
And that’s the point I’ve been leading towards: Discussions are a good way to teach people. And better they learn this way, being a bit obnoxious until they did, than they be indifferent and ignorant for life.
@ Rivka:
How can the child labour issues be more pressing? I honestly have to say that I think they aren’t worth very much at all from the greater perspective… I mean, what do you prefer first and foremost: Children not having to labour in a massive desert where survival is unlikely at best or children labouring in a country where drinkable water is available for them? (Do note that the latter option does not exclude that one can start working on doing something about child labour while the former option is pretty much a “you’re too late now” scenario.)
@ Lukkai:
Naiveity in this variation is still preferable to ignorance. While Sandra and Larissa may not be experts in this field they are still talking about it and that is ultimately what matters. Public awareness is what pushes these experts to focus on a solution and implement it. So yeah, good job girls. You may not have all the answers but if you talk about the issue people will listen and may spread the word.
Apologies if this post has grammar or formatting issues. My fingers are nimble enough for a normal keyboard, but smartphones… Yeah not so much.
Lukkai wrote:
Hate to disagree, but the whole of human history and even a rudimentary study of psychology would prove you wrong. Illogical as it is, human beings see opposing viewpoints, regardless of evidence, as a challenge of their knowledge, intellect and/or culture and will dig in even more staunchly to support their views than if never chalanged, even if they secretly harbor doubts about their own beliefs. It’s just human nature to reject that which would show us to be wrong.