Steven B. wrote:
Of course I also get at least one student, usually more, who want to
believe that all environmental issues are the result of rich white
males conspiring to subjugate humanity.
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Dammit Steven! I told you not to talk about this! How will we ever get
our conspiracy off the ground now?!?!?
Steve
P.S. Make sure this doesn't go out over the list.
P.P.S. For the humor impaired I am just making a joke.
--- Steven Bissell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I *think* it might be that if you relegate all environmental issues to
> the
> same base, you can more easily ignore them altogether. It would seem
> that
> this is what Dubyah is doing in the US now. He and his advisors seem to
> think that all environmental issues are essentially facile. His *big*
> environmental push is to make the national parks more user friendly.
> This
> shows a very fundamental misunderstanding of such issues as global
> warming,
> water quality, etc. I don't know who is the head of CEQ these days, I
> suppose I should check, but I don't so much blame Dubyah as I do his
> advisors. A couple of years ago an consultant to the Republican Party
> advised candidates that in order to show their environmental
> credentials,
> they should hold press conferences in zoos and aquariums (I'm not joking
> about this!). At least every quarter I get one student who either wants
> to
> attack all environmental issues as misguided, regardless of the policy
> and/or science. Of course I also get at least one student, usually more,
> who
> want to believe that all environmental issues are the result of rich
> white
> males conspiring to subjugate humanity. Just goes to show.
> Steven
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion forum for environmental ethics.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Violence, terrorism, and ee, Re: U of Washington
> firebombing
>
>
> --- Steven Bissell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > My pique was prompted by an episode of "West Wing" last year where
> > Martin
> > Sheen (as the US President) chastised a group of environmental
> > organizations
> > for not denouncing the ELF actions. I made me think that most people
> in
> > Sierra Club, Audubon, Wildlife Federation, i.e. the "main stream"
> > environmental organizations do not associate themselves with ELF
> anymore
> > than the VFW associates itself with Timothy McVeigh. I don't know how
> or
> > why
> > this homogenization of environmental groups has occurred, but it seems
> > to be
> > there. I think that if anyone were to follow this list alone for a few
>
> I don't know why it is there either. Intellectual laziness? I have
> discussed this at another site with an Objectivist and it is his
> position
> that all environmentalists share essentially and anti-man philosophy. I
> told him I thought that was bunk and at the least he needs to
> demonstrate
> that, but that hasn't slowed him down too much.
>
>
>
> > weeks
> > they would realize that "environmentalists" vary from
> > foaming-at-the-mouth
> > timber beasts in New Zealand (just a joke Chris) to new-age tree
> huggers
> > in
> > California. I have no idea why we are all put in the same drawer and
>
> I never hug trees Steven. Climb them, sit under them for shade, or even
> just watch the wind blow throught he leaves yes, but hugging...no. :-)
>
>
> [snip]
>
> Steve
>
>
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> "In a nutshell, he [Steve] is 100% unadulterated evil. I do not believe
> in a
> 'Satan', but this man is as close to 'the real McCoy' as they come."
> --Jamey Lee West
>
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