Just to chime in. I understood what John was saying when he said
"Green Party" vs. greens, although he could have been a touch more
clear. Ralph Nader actually isn't a member of the Green Party, he's
just endorsed by them. He has stated publicly that he doesn't
necessarily agree with anthing in their platform.
Which is good, because the party platform of the Green Party is a bunch
of nonsense. For instance, they propose a maximum wage...anything you
make that is ten times more than the minumum wage is subject to 100%
taxation.
The Green Party is really just another one of those socialist parties
with an environmentalist wrapper.
I could never support a movement that proposes to solve environmental
problems by dismantling capitalism, just like I would not support a
movement to solve environmental problems by repealing the Bill of
Rights. Capitalism is one of the cornerstones of our freedom. We
can't give up our freedom to solve environmental problems, it won't
work. Dictatorship won't work because there is no way to hold the
dictators accountable for their actions. Even if the dictators start
out pro-environment, inevitably their only agenda is pro-dictator.
Michael, this is the real reason that so many right-wing people seem so
anti-environment to you. If the major plank of the Green Party is
thinly disguised socialism of course they are going to oppose it. But
they are not anti-environment, merely pro-capitalism.
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Darryl
Think Galactically -- Act Terrestrially
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