Today’s laugh-out-loud moment about the hardcore Greens.


Prime comedy. Prime.  This guy apparently thinks that the Greens would be swayed by this argument:

…people in developing countries have much more important things to worry about–such as earning a living and getting ahead. Fighting climate change ranks low on the list of Third World priorities. The sprawling slums of Mumbai need more energy, not less; they want better roads, not fewer. More economic development would produce the money to help clean the now foul water and air, but also provide access to better education, one of the best ways to assure more manageable birth rates.

Instead of looking to make developing countries even more dependent on Western largesse, greens should focus on ways to help improve the day-to-day lives of their people. Rather than prattle on about the coming apocalypse, they could work to replace treeless, dense slums with shaded low-lying clean houses that are easier to heat or cool. Those interested in nature might purchase land and rebuild natural areas. The children of cities like Mumbai should have the opportunity to experience wildlife other than crows, pigeons and rats.

(Via Instapundit) I mean, this assumes that deep ecologists actually care about non-white people*.  I’m not exactly sure why: all the evidence points the other way.

Moe Lane

PS: It’s a sensible article.  A pity that the intolerant theocrats that it’s aimed at will dismiss it utterly, as being heretical about their ecologically-flavored dogma.

*I was going to type out ‘non-white people living outside of First World countries:’ only, most of the worst offenders among the Greens are Europeans, and, well…

Crossposted to Moe Lane.


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The Greenies have a cunning plan

RedBeard Wednesday, December 23rd at 9:02AM EST (link)

In order to make the world into a paradise, just eliminate the human race. See how simple it is? Let’s get busy.

Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.

RedBeard, I think you've gone too far

partyof1 Wednesday, December 23rd at 9:26AM EST (link)

Next you’ll be saying that Team Obama favors forced sterilization and abortion to curb population growth.

And that would be just plain crazy.

Obama’s Science Czar Considered Forced Abortions, Sterilization as Population Growth Solutions

Those plans include forcing single women to abort their babies or put them up for adoption; implanting sterilizing capsules in people when they reach puberty; and spiking water reserves and staple foods with a chemical that would make people sterile.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/21/obamas-science-czar-considered-forced-abortions-sterilization-population-growth/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g2:r4:c0.098221:b26589764:z0

 
 

you're too kind, Moe

streiff (Diary) Wednesday, December 23rd at 12:03PM EST (link)

the green/left is much more anti-people than it is pro-environment. They would just as soon force their rather bizarre notions on white people living in developed countries and anyone else, the difference is that we aren’t as vulnerable, yet, as those living in some Third World jakes.

“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”