Arrogance of Power

Ron Kaye: The arrogance of power - Glendale News Press

Are these people kooks, the 1% who think darkly about just about everything, living in fear, victims of future shock? Or are the 99% of us just so uninformed and passive that we are allowing this to go on without even asking a single question?

I am clearly among the ignorant 99%, which was why I accepted the invitation to moderate the Smart Meter Forum when event organizer Kiku Lani Iwata of Burbank Action called me.

A serious, intelligent woman deeply concerned about the health of her small child, Iwata told me smart meters were the “last straw” that led her to become an activist.

Personally, I was fascinated. I suspect EMFs aren't good for you, but are not as bad as the tobacco I smoked for 50 years, or all the poisons in our food supply and chemicals in our water.

What I do know is we all have a right to our beliefs. We have a right to be heard and respected and see our concerns taken seriously.

Listening to members of the audience comment at the end of the program, I came away convinced that there are legitimate questions to be answered and we need a much more robust — and honest — conversation about smart meters and just about everything else that people in authority are imposing on us.