For comprehensive Earth action, an all-of-the-Earth representative democracy is required. That is, a global parliament.
There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't.
I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything.
I am an optimist.
Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box.