We have an "illegal" president who was not elected by the
majority of voters, but appointed by the Supreme Court. His focus is
NOT on the 'war on terrorism' but on Iraqi oil reserves, and anyone can see this
(the Europeans sure do).
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 10:32
AM
Subject: Re: [GBlist] Environmentalism at
it's finest.....NOT!
Well, looks like Mark hit a nerve with his
response. In my experience, people only react with such aggravation to
something if it has the ring of some truth to it. As for the "sour
grapes over the recent election"...those of us who don't like the current
political climate have the RIGHT to complain, don't we? I mean, the
homeland security bill hasn't turned the country into a dictatorship
(yet).....Or maybe you're one of those people who believes in freedom of
speech only if it's speech you like to hear. It's all well and good when
someone supports ideas you agree with, but if someone has a differring
opinion, it's sour grapes? Come on. Aren't we adults? The
fact of the matter is that there has not been an election since I became
eligible to vote in which there was a REAL choice, and the problem is not
democrats vs. republicans, but rather big money vs. the rest of us. And
the propagandists who work for the politicians and big money have most of us
so brainwashed that something as huge as the terrorist attacks of last sept.
was not even able to shake the majority of people out of their self-centered
pro "american" consumeristic attitudes. We watch the war on terror on tv
like it's the newest reality show, cheer for the "good guys" and feel nice and
smug because we have spent the most money on technology for killing.
With that kind pack mentality, is it any wonder that some folks are skeptical
when the government loosens environmental controls of coal burning power
plants? Remember that this "government" are the same people, basically,
who have been telling us that nuclear power is non-polluting because the
radiation isn't visible, the same people who are trying to convince us that
drilling for oil in the ANWR will not be disruptive to wildlife, the same
people who let your national forests be clearcut (at a loss to taxpayers) to
line the pockets of the greedy. Increased industry is not necessarily
the way that some of us want our lives "enriched", thank you. And by the
way, I don't see a whole lot of distinction between gargantuan government and
corporate evil. They're holding hands all the way to the
bank.
I could go on but I think I've said
enough.
Elizabeth
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 5:17
PM
Subject: [GBlist] Environmentalism at
it's finest.....NOT!
To Mark who posted that changes in
management of PATH is "probably part of Homeland Security....". I have
to say he is coming off as possibly smoking something that gave him an
attitude of vicious sour grapes over the recent election as well as a
riduclous belief that he knows what the President is thinking. I applaud an
administration that calls for common sense, science based (as opposed to
computer models by biased pseudo-scientist-activists) management of
resources and the environment.Further, is not our form of government a
Republic rather than a Democracy?
Re. the blast about relaxing the EPA rules to allow coal
fired power plants and refineries to more easily expand operations, isn't it
better to achieve increased power WHILE decreasing pollution even if it is
POSSIBLY to a lesser degree of reduction than the rules formerly called for?
Too much decreed by EPA in the name of cleaning up has been more to harrass
and stifle than to come up with workable solutions that will improve life
for humans, in the opinion of many who believe less government is better
government and fear over regulation by a garguantuan government even more
than they fear corporate "evil".
MRJones
