An Optimist In Canada Is Someone Who

My Religious Training Told Me That In Times Of Personal Uncertainty One Should Seek God's Direction Through Personal Prayer And Study Of The Christian Scriptures.

Do Not Ghettoize Society By Putting People Into Legal Categories Of Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Language, Or Other Such Characteristics.

Negative Is Always More Newsworthy Than Positive.

There Are More Effective Ways Of Tackling Environmental Problems – Including Global Warming, Proliferation Of Plastics, Urban Sprawl, And The Loss Of Biodiversity – Than By Treaties, Top-down Regulations, And Other Approaches Offered By Big Governments And Their Dependents.

The Trouble With "sacrifices As Symbolic Acts" Is That The Immediate Impact On Those For Whom The Sacrifice Is Made Quickly Fades, While The Impact On Those Who Actually Make The Sacrifice Can Go On And On.