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Earth Hour: Environmentalist Fantasy Submitted by Callum McPetrie on Mon, 2008-03-31 09:24.
Earth Hour passed two days ago, to much delight of the environmentalists. Did these environmentalists get what they wanted? Yes, they did. For one hour, they could pretend that Western Civilization had been burnt out, that humanity had re-entered the dark ages, and the chapter of history on productive man had finally finished. All sacrificed, on the altar of the Earth -and that man is, by his nature and productive capacity, an evil, malevolent being, for his mind and his tecchnology. In Christchurch, the pin-up city for the event, 13% less power was consumed during the hour than usual. More than their official goal, less than what they really want.
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I'm not so sure
Callum,I'm not so sure,because they are basically hypocrites. One thing is to prattle about carbon foot-prints and the same time to enjoy the luxury of their air-conditioned,well-lit houses and speedy cars; but to live without electricity, to lit the house with candles, to cook dinner by parafine stove,to shower with cold water and to do the laundry by hand-this is quite another cup of green tea. I believe that 2 weeks without electricity will cure them for good from their green madness.
"Socialism may be dead, but its corpse is still rotting up the place." -Ayn Rand. Yes, and how it stinks!
I'm Sure
Leonid, I'm sure they'd love to!
And while they're there, a lesson on the deep Marxist roots of Apartheid shouldn't hurt either.
"Socialism may be dead, but its corpse is still rotting up the place." -Ayn Rand
This is not fantasy
In Johannesburg, SA, we have powercuts for 4 hours every day 5 days a week. All NZ environmentalists are cordially invited to expeirence the pleasure of living in their future green brave world.
Portentous of powercuts to come
I'd like to think of...
...a 'counter' to the anti-life message of 'earth hour' which would demonstrate, at least symbolically, how individuals and their technology have not only improved and enriched their 'environment' but how 'environment' can only be *defined* by the individuals who exist in it. Eco-individualism hour, I don't know... something like that... something to usurp the anti-life eco-collectivist mindset. Rambling a bit, working too much.