Peter Burns raises an essential question on the relationship of ecology to democracy. I'm not against democracy (it is one essential component of socialist and advanced communist society). I guess I wanted to say that the position which says We're not opposed to technology we just think it should be democratically controlled, is a bit facile. It doesn't recognize the responsibility of the democratic polity involved to place limits on its freedom of decision and action consistent with the prevention of further ecological degradation. Nor do I think that what is consistent with a democratic decision is necessarily consistent with human well being which like class interest can be said to exist apart from subjective group judgment. Terry McDonough
