-Caveat Lector- Agent Smiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/25/99 2:07:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > n a message dated 1/25/99 2:03:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > OTOH, the conservation movement has deep roots (pun intended) in social > > > conservatism. Environmentalism has often been used as an excuse to > ignore > > > social problems > > > > TV is used as an escape from social problems but so are many things. I > tend > > to think that our social problems are inextricable tied to environmental > > problems and neither should be ignored. > > > > > > No disagreement...as will have been obvious from other posts, I support Earth First! and other radical environmentalist groups. As for the relationship between social and environmental problems, well, how many $500K "townhomes" are going up next to landfills? And how many of those landfills and recycling plants are in minority and/or low-income communities? 'Nuf said about *that*! My point was just that you can't expect the Sierra Club or World Wildlife Fund to be out there putting sugar in the fuel lines of loggers' tractors. Their members are far more likely to be on the board of the logging company. The Oligarchy likes to "preserve" wild places for its own enjoyment, and locks the gate to keep the ATVs and snowmobiles of the masses from getting in--not because they damage fragile ecosystems (which they do), but because they're *so* tacky, don't you know? There's a difference between environmental activism and elitist preservationism, and it's important to recognize that difference. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ More than just email--Get your FREE Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/mail DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
