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- From: sherw@ocf.berkeley.edu (Gregory Sherwin)
- Newsgroups: talk.environment
- Subject: Re: A new outlook on activism.
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 18:02:30 GMT
- Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
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- Message-ID: <1hvcjmINNd6p@agate.berkeley.edu>
- References: <168C41048A.DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU> <1992Dec22.165356.23648@vexcel.com> <168C812FFB.DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU>
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- In article <168C812FFB.DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU> DRPORTER@SUVM.SYR.EDU (Brad Porter) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec22.165356.23648@vexcel.com>
- >dean@vexcel.com (Dean Alaska) writes:
- >
- >>I agree that activism has been compromised by the press and by the
- >>fund-raising process but trusting scientists and politicians alone
- >>is not the answer, IMO.
-
- >I still feel activism designed
- >to gain high publicity through radical events is detrimental to the entire
- >process.
-
- I have to agree with you. Everyone is free to express their beliefs however
- they want (consequences of such expression aside), but I do feel that
- antagonistic action isn't the answer. For example, the Israeli government
- recently made media martyrs out of the Palestinian terrorist-suspects the
- evicted and sent into exile. Public opinion is so influenced by the
- media, it is important to use it wisely. Will the public find more
- sympathy for environmental radicals who use near-terrorist tactics or
- for those who demonstrate appealing to human compassion and thought (no
- oxymoron intended).
-
- Furthermore, I have no repect for hypocrites like the Hollywood personalities
- who use their voice to back up recycling and conservation programs, and
- yet live in huge mansions, drive in gas-guzzling cars, and subscribe to
- the ultimate consumer lifestyle.
-
- greg
-