On Government and Protests

Throughout history, there always has been tension between government and governed. Tension exhibits and change begins with a widespread "desire for change" from discontented people who feel powerless and who also have no confidence in existing culture or traditions. Price and environmental protests are people's desire for change. Competition for consumption of resources by the geometrical increase in global population is the underlying cause for price protests. The geometrical increase in global population is the underlying cause for environmental protests. As 2019 enters its final quarter, there were huge protests around the globe. Ironically, while price protests ask for price relief environmental protests ask for mitigation of environmental impacts. I say ironically because the mitigation of environmental impacts entail enormous public costs. Thus, giving in to price and environmental demands of protesters is opposed by government which must balance loss of funds against public rebellion. While price protests can topple government they can be managed politically or by force if necessary. Environmental damage costs society enormous amounts of money -- and often leaves future generations to foot the bill. Environmental impacts are not political but mother nature's reaction to man's action upon the environment leading to extermination of the human species.