Add to this indiscriminate carping. This debate about Al Gore encapsulates a consistent tendency of debates on crit-geog-forum to miss the forest for the trees. With so much to be critical of, we chose to complain about Al Gore's nomination? It was this sort of critique that led many in 2000 to equate the Democrats with the Republicans and vote for Ralph Nader and the Greens. A noble use of a vote, but ultimately we found that despite our qualms about Clinton (and by extension Gore), its could get much, much worse than anyone could have possibly imagined. So perhaps it might be a good idea for critical geographers to keep an eye on the really bad guys, rather than cannibalize the likes of Al Gore.
Just a thought...
David
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From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jon Cloke [[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
Yer. We stand for bipartisan and ecumenical offensiveness.
Jon
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:11:27 +0100
Exactly. It is a CRITICAL forum after all.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Fagg
>Sent: 15 October 2007 14:27
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>Subject: Re: Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
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>"not something on one would expect in a forum like this."
>
>Why not?
>
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>Linehan, Denis wrote:
>> How interesting it is that 'Goring Gore' is primarily an activity of
>> American Neo-Cons - not something on one would expect in a
>forum like
>> this.
>>
>> See 'Going After Gore'/Vanity Fair/10/07
>>
>> http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/10/gore200710
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr G. Kearns
>> Sent: 15 October 2007 12:59
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
>>
>> Now, come on - when it comes to limited track record -
>Kissinger? Peres?
>> de
>> Klerk? Begin?
>>
>> Gerry Kearns
>>
>> On Oct 15 2007, David Storey wrote:
>>
>>> Don't worry - you are not alone!
>>>
>>> The impression seems to have been created that Gore 'discovered'
>> climate
>>> change and is running a one-person awareness-raising campaign.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> Is anyone apart from me bothered that Gore got this in place of
>>> thousands of other environmental activists with long years of
>>> campaigning/action/service behind them?
>>>
>>> Has there been any other Nobel awarded to a person with such a
>>> limited past track record? Most prizes have been awarded to
>recognise
>>> a
>> lifetime
>>> of achievement, for example the Nobel prize for medicine
>was awarded
>>> to
>>
>>> those who first started their scientific journey in 1963? The peace
>>> prize award usually appears to be a political act, to a greater or
>>> lesser extent, compared to other Nobel prizes..
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeremy W. Crampton wrote:
>>>> The geography blogs are picking up on the Nobel award to Al
>>>> Gore/IPCC
>>
>>>> this
>>> morning. Frank at VerySpatial makes a good point and I wonder if the
>> AAG
>>> will be putting out a press release or notice about this?
>>>> "I think this is one of the first Nobel Peace Prizes awarded for an
>> area
>>> that is dominated by physical geography. Wangari Muta Maathai won in
>> 2004
>>> for her work in sustainable development, which is the other prize
>>> focusing on physical geographic issues. I find it interesting the
>> Nobel
>>> people are turning more and more to areas beyond human
>conflict when
>>> recognizing impacts on world peace. The Nobel Institute gives out
>> several
>>> prizes in a range of disciplines, but I think the peace prize is the
>> most
>>> recognized. It's also the only slot in which geography fits nicely
>>> (although you can make a strong case for Economics). Hopefully this
>> prize
>>> might help raise geographic awareness around the world."
>>>> (http://veryspatial.com/?p=1797)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> __
>>>> Jeremy W. Crampton
>>>> Editor, Cartographica
>>>> Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Geography Department of
>>>> Geosciences PO Box 4105 Georgia State University Atlanta GA 30302
>>>> (404) 413-5771 <-- NOTE NEW NUMBER
>>>
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