Admiral Beez
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Not to criticize, but I believe that's utmost. Now, as for who's the most "out", well IIRC there are a few.^^ So you must be one of those "outmost VALUABLE contributors" on this board by critizing other posters![]()
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Not to criticize, but I believe that's utmost. Now, as for who's the most "out", well IIRC there are a few.^^ So you must be one of those "outmost VALUABLE contributors" on this board by critizing other posters![]()
The current green movement, like all popular counter-culture movements will quickly be co-opted by mainstream big business. Remember when the "all natural/organic" food movement was populated only by tie-dyed wearing hairy legged earth mothers? Well, once Loblaws and other big businesses saw the growing popularly beyond this niche group, they began their own organic line (including organic spinach, unfortunately laced with e-coli). Same goes for any other counter-culture movement, from rock music to motorcycles which were for rebels in the 1960s and are now for everyone from cute teens to pot bellied stock brokers. Even bluejeans were originally worn by teens as a counter culture movement, and now I wear them to work in an office.I do agree that this current 'Green' wave is more about marketing than real environmental issues, but that's not necessarily a bad thing if positive change does happen due to the fad.
The current green movement, like all popular counter-culture movements will quickly be co-opted by mainstream big business. Remember when the "all natural/organic" food movement was populated only by tie-dyed wearing hairy legged earth mothers? Well, once Loblaws and other big businesses saw the growing popularly beyond this niche group, they began their own organic line (including organic spinach, unfortunately laced with e-coli). Same goes for any other counter-culture movement, from rock music to motorcycles which were for rebels in the 1960s and are now for everyone from cute teens to pot bellied stock brokers. Even bluejeans were originally worn by teens as a counter culture movement, and now I wear them to work in an office.
The green movement is doomed to the same mainstream co-opting that the other counter-culture movements fell victim to. Just wait, a "Green" Coca-Cola will soon come, next Loblaws and Wal-Mart will begin selling products marketed as "green" while in reality their environmental impact will be little changed.
The current green movement, like all popular counter-culture movements will quickly be co-opted by mainstream big business.
There's nothing profitable about waste, and yet the goal of the green movement is largely to reduce waste. Many corporations are realising this, and moving to suistainable models. Not because they want a green image, though that is a plus, but rather because it saves them money. ... We need to dispell the false dichotomy between capitalism and environmental sustainability. We only need to prod the market in order to significantly reduce the negative impact of the economy on the environment.
There's nothing profitable about waste