The Earth Charter

I had already presented my views on The Earth Charter in class, however, I feel like I should put it here too.  If anything, I found the entire document to be overly idealistic.  Maybe I'm just being a pessimist, but I can't see any human living up to the expectations that The Earth Charter seems to set.  There is no way that man-kind is going to give up their military prowess because we are all just too paranoid of one another.  Not only that, but being environmentally friendly is far more expensive than any government can afford, let alone the people living in it.  In addition to this, I have to disagree with The Earth Charter's statement "These trends are perilous—but not inevitable."  These trend are inevitable because it has been ingrained in human culture to live above nature and not with nature.  With so many of us being biophobic, there will eventually be a point where humans will turn back to the old ways and ruin what The Earth Charter started.  However, do not get me wrong, I completely agree with the values that The Earth Charter brings forth, but I see it more as a goal rather than a destination.  To think that the world will ever achieve the Utopian setting the document describes is to be idealistic.  But, to try and get close to this dream is far more realistic.  I agree with Dr. Otto when he says that The Earth Charter should be merely a compass directing us toward the right direction.  Though, this is not the message that The Earth Charter gives.  Thus, I have to say that the main problem with the document is not what it stands for, but how it was worded.