A burned bear needs help. Quick, get the word out ! Immediate action !! Hit the streets !!!

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And by the way, the pole caps are melting, the economy is crashing and the middle east is going to hell, but who cares about such mundane things when there's a cute animal around :boring:

caps, the cute animal, wildlife, it all hinges together, none of it is mundane. All of it is important including saving the bear cub.

ignore the big issue that is threatening everyone and everything.

the fact that the actions concerning that cub and saving his life, putting him back into the wild is "no small thing" but part of a great picture. That picture is that of humanity, caring about wildlife, nature, our environment, it is about all those things. It is the Power of One which is in this case the cub. The news of that cub and his survival prompts all kinds to think about our environment as well as the life of one small cub.

does that make us criminals?

those of us moving from antipathy--even if your self-importance can not appreciate a kind act toward a suffering animal. :eyes:

I'm in the little bear's corner.

If the same type of energy was released on a daily basis towards climate change, the problem would be solved soon.

and hope someday we make a difference. For the little bear - or any "smaller" issue - we have the rare opportunity of actually making a difference. Most people do both large and small issues. As for climate change, I'm with you. Unfortunately, the same people who dismiss it as Al Gore's fantasy would put a bullet in the bear cub.

get the information out to others about as you say the "bigger picture" of climate change. As I told you earlier, all of it is in the chain of events. You act like the forest ranger taking time out to save this cub's life and the fact that people care about it means that all caring about climate change has stopped. I do not understand where you are coming from at all. You don't seem to understand that the saving of this cub is not one small thing but one very big thing. It shows peoples' concern for animals, our environment, climate change, etc; all of it is important. Do you just have a hatred of animals or what? Because, if you care about climate change and the environment, you would care about animals because they are part of it.

picture which includes all wildlife and our environment. It also brings into the picture the importance of protecting our forests and when we are in the forest to be careful about fires and shows the devestation the fires can cause including the wildlife such as this cub.

People have the ability to worry about a whole host of things.

Because that is at the core of being a liberal. Fighting for those who are basically helpless.

And if that spills over into caring about a single animal, then I have no problem with that.

Besides which, we can multitask. Nobody is going to give up fighting for a better life just because they see an animal in distress.

care about the environment, global warming as well. The ones I know care about it all and they realize that wildlife is part of the bigger picture of things.

Besides, I could say the man that saved that cub, think about what line of work he was in. It was as a fireman, forest ranger, in that area. You can bet he cares about it all, the animals, the forest, the environment. People who care about one, they care about it all and realize it is all a chain that fits together.