On Jan 7, 2010, at 19:41, Steve Fosdick wrote: > Of course the rich and powerful get high on the power and get excited > about making money but if we refuse to do what is good for the planet > and therefore what is good for our children and grandchildren because we > suspect the motives of those with the power to make a difference we are > throwing the baby out with the bath water. > > Much of the western world is capitalist to one degree or another and it > works because those with the money and motivation to make more money can > do so by providing things the rest of us either need or enjoy and we are > therefore prepared to pay for. > > The big challenge for green initiatives is how to frame them in such a > away that the rich and powerful can get richer from them than from > things that are less green; that way the green choice will be taken by > those with the power to make a big difference. In turn, the way we as > individuals do that is to buy greener products and services and avoid > those that are less green so the greener ones become more profitable. > > Steve.
you got a point there: assuming that the ecosystem is in danger (not knowing) is still better than ignoring the possibility and *oops* kill all mankind in the process. the problem that i see persists though: when the believers, fools and fundamentalists support a war against air-polluting countries in the name of saving the planet they actually supported death and not life. if you think that this is just some crazy imagination of mine: remember 9/11. many americans realizing it's real suppose now, when it's too late (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry0U7cbPXys). let's not let something like that happen again. if i have the choice, i'll go green. but it's not something i believe in and it is not something to fight for. Jan _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
