Green Geeks?

sigmatt asks: "I've often wondered where Slashdot readers stand on environmental issues. This might be considered a little off topic for this site, but so many programmers that I know, including myself, are outdoorsy people in their other life, and I'm interested in the opinion of the wider geek community. The local issue in my part of the world at the moment is logging of old growth forests, primarily used for wood chips. The wood chips are not very valuable (as low as AU$7 a ton - that's US$3.50!), but it is the easy option - and I suspect it leads to the highest profits and quickest company growth. Unfortunately, our wonderful forests - with so many potential future uses (fine furniture, tourism, and, of course, my own hiking trips) are being wasted away at an alarming rate. Recently the tactics of those opposing the practice of woodchipping our old growth forests have turned to attacking the tourism industry in order to try to make a government who won't listen change its mind. For example this site ripping off another site, and the posting of a controversial bill board in Sydney airport. What do you think about these approaches?"

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Re:Green is not the real color...

[Hard_Code]

"Did you even read the article I linked to? I guess not."

Yes I did read the article. He quotes a few lines from the platform, but instead of providing facts that refute the legitimacy of those positions, he just hysterically rants about them.

"BTW- there are two Green Party US's out there, he's explicit about which platform he's reviewing, and the platform is still the same as it was in 2000"

As far as I know, the two have merged. The "Green Party" was actually first an activism group and a small official political party. They both came together before the 2000 election I believe, and some of the more radical positions of the activist wing were dropped, IIRC.

"But the greens want them ALL DESTROYED anyway!"

Yes you're right. The Green party wants to DESTROY all companies. Damn you! You found out! If only it wasn't for you meddling kids and Scooby Doo we would have gotten away with our plan! MUAHAHAHAHA. err...

"Something about making the proletariat own the means of production, and we all know how that works."

Wow, can I win an argument with such a juvenile invocation of history? Does the Green party want to burn people in ovens too? Step outside your cabin for a second, not everybody is a communist out to get you. Sheesh. Anyway, the USSR is one, BAD, failed example of communism (Stalinism really)...communism is not that great for at least 2 reasons 1) temporary dictatorships are never temporary 2) dictatorship by the proletariate is *still* dictatorship. You might want to take a look around the world to find where socialist aspects are actually working (without being explicitly called that), e.g. lots of Europe. You might also want to refer to the "socialist" Canadian health system. We all know how that works. Nicely. :)