I have mixed feelings on the Earth Charter. I would be on the fence to sign it. If I had to make a decision at this point, I would probably be against it. It is one thing to create a pact of goals, but the goals on the Earth Charter I find many problems with. It’s too fast, too much and quite overwhelming. Rome wasn’t built in a day. There is no way that all of these things are possible to complete, not even in the near future. I think that if we severely limited the objectives in the Earth Charter, than things would look easier and not be as discouraging.
In my Civic Engagement class in the spring, I learned that you can not stress yourself out with so many goals. You take it one step at a time. I feel as though the Earth Charter is the layout for the perfect world, and that is unrealistic at the moment. Yes, it is good to have goals, but making smaller, more attainable goals at first I think is a better route to go. The Earth Charter sounds like a fantastic plan full of high set goals and optimists, but right now, it is too unrealistic and I would not sign it.
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