Problem is very complex. We have gotten used to a way of living that is in no way sustainable for either the environment nor for the economic growth everybody's trothing for. Next big conflict will be about energy resources because we are too stupid and too greedy to figure out how to co-exist and limit our extreme living habits that we have gotten used to and that now countries like India, China and Brazil are getting used to.
The means of our existent can't be based on exploiting and destroying (I'm no treehugger mind you). Some "experts" are saying we are on our way out of the economic crisis that followed after the 2008 crash but fact is we are now in a recession that will never end, there maybe smaller "up-spikes" but fact its we are done. Hey yanks, stop complaining about the gas prices, they will never go down again, only up, get used to it. At least we have room to regulate the gas prices a bit here "thanks" to our huge gas taxes but it's just a temporary fix to an enormous problem.
Laugh all you want but the future of humanity lies in smaller almost self-sustainable communities. If things will continue on as they are doing now people will learn the hard way about moderate living but since most people are used to overconsumption this will most certainly be the case. The future of our civilization can't rest on such fragile foundations as exploitation and greed, it will fall like many other before it and people will start a new and learn nothing from it, as usual.
P.S Ideals are dead, greed rules and politicians are all out of ideas!
