Michael! how can you say this? I am not saying you mean it, but isn't it a
racist common sense that, for example, Mexicans damage the environment
more so regulary than white people, or let's say, from a capitalist point
of view, working classes are less responsible towards environment than the
rich. I hope I misunderstood your second statement..

Mine

>I am always appreciative of superlatives.  If you had merely said, it was
stupid, I would be hurt.  I was merely trying to make 2 points.  1. The
the rich to whom Brad referred were rarely from the ranks of the poor. 2.
That extreme poverty makes people take environmentally damaging actions. 


Mark Jones wrote:

> > How often do the poor become rich?  The environment would be
> > helped if the very
> > poor became better off --
>
> Michael, this is really and truly the looniest thing I've read all day, no,
> all week.
>

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California State University
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