Louis N Proyect wrote: > >The show tip-toed around the all important question of the capitalist >system. It made the need to reverse environmental degradation, >consumerism, etc. a personal choice rather than a *political* question. >The show evoked themes found in UTNE reader and in Deep Ecology >organizations. They are poor responses to the challenge we face. This is no surprise coming from a Pew-funded show. Pew is one of the main funders of mainstream environmentalism (and, under the terms of another family member's will, it also funds crazy right-wing stuff). Obviously they want to focus on personal choice and not systemic critique. Also, many Pew-type mainstream greens can barely contain their Malthusian contempt for the masses and their vile habits. Pew also funds "civic journalism" - the notion that journalists should focus on healing social problems rather than reporting on them. Unfortunately, the healing mechanisms chosen are things like panel discussions. Doug
