> > In fact, the other major sin of the Greens (in addition > to being against nuclear power) <snip> > That's their political agenda. When the CDU announced that > the nuclear > power plants in Germany will be shut down, the greens were > not altogether sure if they really wanted that... ;-) > > is the opposition to genetically modified crops. I get > > the fact that Monsanto is the poster child for evil > greed, but there > > really isn't any other way to feed the number of people > we now have, let > > alone will soon have, without those high-yield crops. > Unfortunately, we already have surplus crop and other > produce. In order > to keep the price up, surplus is destroyed. > Monsanto has proven that genetically modified crop is > dangerous. Yes, > genetic modifications have a long history. Yup, "trial & > error > breeding". My problem with Monsanto is that they not only > sell the > crop, but also poison which kills every living thing (except > their genetically modified crop). > - Klaus
> I know intellectually that we live in a fragile > civilization, but I suppose > that I haven't felt it emotionally. But seeing Sandy's > effects on my city > (I live in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan > that thankfully > was spared the devastation in other neighborhoods of the > city), makes me > begin to *feel* just how fragile things are. ConEd loses a > substation and > suddenly 200k people don't have power. No power and there is > no way to pump > water to floors in buildings. First responders are > overwhelmed. A > neighborhood is destroyed by fire because there is no water > pressure in the hydrants to fight the fire. > So I suppose I'm in the *right* frame of mind to read > Varley's book. Next up is Barnes' Directive 51. > john garcia Even though I am a devout neo-marxist revisionist I can still recognize that a lot of my leftist brethren are extremely dogmatic when it comes to being doctrinaire, although they often disagree violently on what is doctrine. I don't know if the same is true about Europe but here in Los Angeles the local Green Party county council is composed of a lot of seriously deranged people; it's embarrassing. I'll go even further concede that the left as a whole is often overly rigid and sanctimonious on environmental issues such as nuclear, wind, and other alternative energy solutions. Where I really differ from my fellow leftists is over Israel, but that is another topic. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
