tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29098653.post115033891582186533..comments2024-01-15T17:35:45.210+11:00Comments on Northern Planets: What's with all the Hawking haters?Vlad the Impalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581503726912398643noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29098653.post-1150352447703633092006-06-15T16:20:00.000+10:002006-06-15T16:20:00.000+10:00Hawking got flamed because he spoke about hope. Th...Hawking got flamed because he spoke about hope. The fact that Hawking's message of hope can draw such a reaction is a measure of how much our governments rely on a general feeling of hopelessness to maintain power, and how much people rely on a general feeling of hopelessness to justify their own inaction - hopelessness about the future, hopelessness about the environment, hopelessness about anything getting any better. <BR/><BR/>Anyone who challenges this moribund safety net can sadly expect a violent reaction. <BR/><BR/>But I have a hope that life will not always be this way. If not us, then sooner or later our Asian or African successors on the world stage will lead the way to a better age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com