Posted on 05/20/2014 9:23:04 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
United States Secretary of State John Kerry reminded the Boston College Class of 2014 that its responsibilities don't stop once diplomas are received.
Echoing the words of St. Ignatius, Kerry urged BC graduates to "Set the World Aflame," when they step foot off campus and into the real world.
Kerry's politically-charged speech touched on the meaning and value of human dignity, calling it a "struggle" fought across all towns and across the entire world. Human dignity, Kerry said, is achieved "when families have access to clean water and clean power."
Specifically, Kerry thrust the "challenge" and ongoing debate of climate change into the laps of BC grads, stating "If we do nothing, and it turns out the critics and the naysayers, members of the flat-Earth society are wrong, we are risking the future of our entire planet."
"What's the worst that could happen?" Kerry queried, before suggesting that the benefits of addressing the climate change question added jobs, cleaner energy sources, innovation make the world a better place.
It's not a matter of politics or scientific research, Kerry said, "It's a matter of willpower."
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I don’t think I have ever seen assembled in one setting for a photograph such a display of sheer idiocy.
It is breathtaking.
Wouldn’t ‘setting the world aflame’ cause global warming?
But first make certain you purchase Honest Howie (Carr)’s Carbon Credits.
Oh, the world will be set aflame.
No need to worry about that. The big BBQ is coming. Thanks to Kerry and his ilk.
I’d still like to see his original discharge prior to Carter’s amnesty.
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
That’s what came to mind when I read what Kerry said. (I thought maybe he was channelling his predecessor.)
Got to remember he is trying to prepare his resume for 2016.
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