April 15, 2008
Across party lines ~ Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson Unite and Concur on Climate Change
Not every issue is partisan, and the recent Climate Project Ad Campaign makes that point crystal clear. Pat Robertson and Al Sharpton joined forces in an ad urging action to protect the planet.
They call it an “Unlikely Alliance,” but the only reason why such an alliance is considered unlikely is because our culture has grown polarized and been taught to think that topic has to be either Republican or Democratic.
They don’t.
There are many ways to categorize differences, and one way is between those who want to be (In the words of Pat Robertson) “good stewards of the environment and do everything within our power to protect this fragile planet that we all live on” and those who don’t.
One of the biggest roadblocks to reasonable dialogue is the pigeonholing of individuals and ideas into one political category or another, abandoning critical thinking about the issues, independent of other people’s stands on the issues.
The Climate Project Ad Campaign not only increases awareness of climate change, it also increases awareness of the possibility of forming more “unlikely alliances” and working together toward the greater good.
Unite and Concur Pressroom