Yeah, I read a good half of Kunstler's speech, and it sounds kind of whacky. Some of the points he made are almost, dare I say, hateful and instigative. And I agree with the comment by Doug La Follette a few postings down this list that Kunstler made no mention of the problem of over-population, which is really the true evil here.
On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 06:39:30 -0400, Maiken Winter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I would like to caution not to put too much weight on people who speak >about the end of civilization. James Howard Kunstler used to be part of >LaRouche's political organization which is more a sect than anything else. >They preach the end of civilization and total chaos, and the only way to >counteract it is to follow those who know better - LaRouche. >I do not know anything about Kunstler, but I would be cautious to be drawn >too much to his mind-set. > >Of course we will need to re-shuffle our priorities and lifestyles. But >that will not end our civilization. To the contrary - this might be an >immensely difficult but potentially wonderful challenge to get back to a >more "normal", more "cultural", less high-pace life style with greater >focus on your neighbors and local issues. > >Since I am already mentioning LaRouche - please check out > > http://blog.nodvin.net/?p=190 > >This is a very important blog that counteracts arguments given by LaRouche >followers against climate change. > >Maiken >=========================================================================
