Journal 10

Aldo talks about how our ethics have changed from years ago when women and slaves were considered property and the owners could do what they wanted to them and no one minded what happened to them. Now property is not people and times have progressed where that is unlawful to do. Yet the way we treat our land has not changed. People still worry about their own well being and don’t seem to care about the effects they have on others property or well being as long as they are doing ok. The land has been stripped clear in some areas for the benefit of the few with the harm of the majority, yet our ethics allow this to be ok. Since this person owns the property whatever they do is ok even if they have a negative effect on other areas. Ideas to prevent this were put on the table; people had options on how to prevent some of this and were offered help as long as they made sustainable, good decisions. Most of the people took the help, but did not keep up with the sustainable, good decisions. Some were given the option to even write their own rules on how to farm and keep soils nourished, yet they did not even write those, instead they took the help for their own benefit and did not hold up their part. I think what is being said is maybe it is more than our methods that need to be looked at, we should look at our ethics as a whole also to truly make a change. Things need to be changed fundamentally so that is common nature for people to be sustainable instead of it requiring constant reminder.