Monday, April 03, 2006
Pollution...
This post from Cheat-Seeking Missles about environmental objects to the Mexico border wall put me in mind of one of the things that irks me most about environmentalism - they object just because they don't want things to change, not because some specific environmental problem.
The "environment" has become some sort of apple pie objection that can be raised about almost anything. When you want to object, you can always find something. This means environmentalism is two things.
One thing is selfish - "It's my view don't change it." Never mind that it may be a home for wonderful people or say a matter of national security.
The other thing is ideologically inconsistent. Environmentalism is born of liberalism or progressivism and yet what it seems to seek most a a complete lack of change.
I am all for solving genuine environmental problem, but I tire of people forcing thier agenda in the name of the environment.
Related Tags: pollution, environment, selfish, inconsistent
The "environment" has become some sort of apple pie objection that can be raised about almost anything. When you want to object, you can always find something. This means environmentalism is two things.
One thing is selfish - "It's my view don't change it." Never mind that it may be a home for wonderful people or say a matter of national security.
The other thing is ideologically inconsistent. Environmentalism is born of liberalism or progressivism and yet what it seems to seek most a a complete lack of change.
I am all for solving genuine environmental problem, but I tire of people forcing thier agenda in the name of the environment.
Related Tags: pollution, environment, selfish, inconsistent
