The class today was engrossing. The emergence of green radical speakers as opposed to the rationally sustainable group is beginning to spice things up a bit, and as usual, I remain an enticed observant of the crowd. The subject of environmentalism haven’t ceased to blow my mind, its intricacies, when considered alongside other aspects, i.e., economics, social and political systems, is still beyond something I am capable to comprehend.
The extent to which how social systems influence our environmental behavior makes me think how it is going to be a major reform in Malaysia if we are truly ever becoming a green society. Apart from the influence of market and trade, we are essentially governed by our religious and racial/cultural values too, and sadly, it does not necessarily mean a good thing for all of us. Behavioral change, at its best, seems to face a stonewall resistance when it comes to us Malaysian lots.
Despite our aggrandizing slogans of conserving our nature (and repeated mentions of how we are one of the mega-biodiverse countries of the world), our failure in integrating ourselves with each other remains as a dark shadow lurking behind our every moves.
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