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Updated: April 20, 2026 @ 8:26 pm
Editor,
How about Antonio Guterres for world president? Or maybe the world’s favorite uncle? The UN secretary general seems to have it all together when it comes to the priorities we all should be working toward. He’s also spot on when it comes to the need to push for disarmament and diplomacy concerning nuclear weapons and dealing with all the other conflicts around the world.
Our nation needs to accept the rising of China, Russia, India as well as the needs of the European bloc and the rest of the world’s nations. Are we all too full of ourselves? Can’t listen to good advice? Maybe a little more humility?
We might want to end our obsession with remaining the sole superpower when the rest of the world is not complying with this outdated fantasy. The main goal has to be keeping the planet as habitable as possible for ALL us measly mortals. Uncle Antonio seems well qualified for the job.
Mike Caggiano
San Mateo
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(5) comments
Well Mike - talk is cheap. What has this guy actually done for the world? Talking about the climate while wars rage all over and killing whole populations needlessly? He sits in his Ivory Tower and flies around the world in a private jet. Yes, we need more of his type, or do we?
Mr. Caggiano, are you speaking of the Antonio Guterres who, in 2020, demanded the world to stop building new coal power plants? And since then coal plants have been added in almost 15 countries along with almost 10 countries announcing new coal projects? The Antonio Guterres who flew on a carbon-spewing fossil-fuel powered jet to Davos to bellyache about other folks using fossil fuels? Perhaps Mr. Guterres could start convincing folks taking over 400 jets to COP climate conferences to stop attending in person and instead use carbon-saving Zoom meetings instead. Why would we listen to Mr. Guterres, yet another who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk?
Mike, thank you for sharing.
Terrance, Zoom is a good idea for everybody including CONGRESS. Zoom would make it harder on all the Lobbyist.
Green Product Vendors need to press the flesh at these conferences.
Anyway, let's make a better world for all.
Ha good criticisms for sure but Antonio couldn't book passage on Greta Thumberg's solar powered sailboat in time for the Davos meeting. too bad. As far as Ivory Tower folks, Lot's of good ideas came from people not mired in the day to day scrum of things. Point well taken though.
Cheers all.
Mr. Caggiano, are you speaking of the Greta, who boarded the almost $5 million solar powered sailboat which supposedly is carbon free (of course, you have to ignore the carbon footprint generated from building this almost $5 million monstrosity)?
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