"Do we have to be so paranoid about politics that our knee jerk reaction to environmentalism is that it's completely unnecessary? "
I've noticed that some of the things that freepers accuse the left of doing... freepers do as well. This dogmatic approach to environmentalism helps no one.
There are many rational folks here who recognize the need to be conservative when it comes to the environment. But when something related to environmentalism in any way comes up, they bash it, relentlessly. Dogma. Synchophants.
I think global warming is junk science. But I do believe in climate change.
I think the left does a disservice by promoting junk science, and trying to brow beat people into adopting their agenda.
I think the right does a disservice when they mock all things related to environmental concerns, and spin hard to make those concerned with the environment look like kooks.
And then there is the contingent here that couldn't care less about the environment, country, community, or family. They just want to make $1 more this week than they did last week.
Thanks for your post!
It seems there are hundreds of posters today who are responding in lockstep the same way one after another on several threads, several Pavlovian issues. No discussion, no comment, just raspberries.
Because the environmental movement has very little to do with the environment. There's a reason why most "environmentalists" are on the left.