Another sign of their decay.

Like anyone who views the world as no more than an exploitable commodity, we have this fantasy of "potential value". Of course, their concept of potential value is the imaginary value if its used for some imaginary purpose. Therein lies the problem; they will destroy everything to keep the machine running, despite its sputtering. Until its recognized that we cannot run our infrastructure and schools while borrowing the landscape from the future, we will continue destroying the very places we live. But its what I've come to expect out of any colonial culture...