Environmentalist Laments Introduction of Electricity

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 8/26/02 | Marc Morano

[hellinahandcart]

"The idea that people are poor doesn't mean that they are not living good lives," Smith said.
Smith called the developing world's poverty "relative" and explained "you can't really have poverty unless you have wealthy people on the scene."
Smith decried the introduction of electricity to the poor residents of the developing world.
"I don't think a lot of electricity is a good thing. It is the fuel that powers a lot of multi-national imagery," Smith said.

Holy crap. I'm having an Atlas Shrugged moment:

"The importance of industry to a civilization has been grossly overemphasized," said Dr. Ferris dreamily. "What is now known as the People's State of India has existed for centuries without any industrial development whatever."

"People could do with fewer material gadgets and a sterner discipline of privations," said Eugene Lawson eagerly. "It would be good for them."

...She saw what they wanted and to what goal their "instincts", which they called unaccountable, were leading them. She saw that Eugene Lawson, the humanitarian, took pleasure at the prospect of human starvation--and Dr. Ferris, the scientist, was dreaming of the day when men would return to the hand-plow.

[OldPossum]

Wonder how he got to the conference? Walked, perhaps?

Here's a case when I wish we had a real time machine; I'd like to send this nutcase back to, say, 15th-century France, and make him a peasant. He'd love it!

[Grampa Dave]

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[madfly]

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[Zon]

"The real question is what personal conveniences and self indulgences are you willing to give up in order to stop destroying the planet?" he asked rhetorically.

I pledge to stop selling any and all goods and services to unscientific/irrational environmentalists. Let them go live among nature void of man's intervention as many peasants did during the Dark Ages. They must remember to not start any fires. Thus, if they want a hot meal they'll have to wait for lightning to start a forest fire.

[hattend]

I think you missed the context of Moore's comment. He is on the opposite side of the moron who wants to deprive the Africans of electricity.

Moore's a "reformed" environmentalist. No longer a radical.

[Black Agnes]

Well said Gramps, well said! BTTT

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, these racist enviralists sound worse than the old KKKers in their stands about how good the slaves had it before they were freed.

If a white or black conservative got up and said that the Introduction of Electricity was bad for the third world people, hell would break out for years in the left wing media.

[RightWhale]

The Onion could parody this, but they wouldn't need to change a word.

[N. Theknow]

This guy needs his head examined.

By a proctologist.

[Alamo-Girl]

Jeepers! Thanks for the heads up!

[F.J. Mitchell]

Those friends mentioned in the article, who have given up their automobiles for, walking, biking or riding their brooms, probably had no choice-it's hard to keep a drivers license while following a diet of psychedelic mushrooms.

[andy58-in-nh]

Holy crap. I'm having an Atlas Shrugged moment.

So it wasn't just me?. Thanks for the quotes- I had the same experience while reading this tripe. It does make you wonder, though: maybe this creep just wants an excuse for not having to take a shower once in a while. These enviro-weenies all appear to avoid work, responsibility, and soap at all costs.

[hellinahandcart]

According to Smith, electricity can wreak havoc on cultures. "I have seen villages in Africa that had vibrant culture and great communities that were disrupted and destroyed by the introduction of electricity," he said.

These people are no more than zoo exhibits to him. He doesn't seem to care that maybe the PEOPLE he's talking about might rather NOT have to work themselves to death putting food in their mouths, roofs over their heads and clothing on their backs. Without electricity, the above three goals require every moment of one's brief and miserable life to accomplish.

[Free Vulcan]

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[jmax]

"Gar Smith, editor of the Earth Island Institute's online magazine The Edge, spoke about what he considers the virtues of poverty during an interview with CNSNews.com."

When hearing and seeing people like this, I think there's sometimes a need for abortion, afterall...... : )

[Billthedrill]

Poverty is not relative. Death by parasites, infections, and in childbirth isn't merely a point of view. Anyone who thinks that is a happy lifestyle should volunteer to trade - he or she'd find plenty of takers.

[headsonpikes]

Ayn had a sure eye for villains. She captured these socialist archetypes in their own intellectual amber.

Her chief fault was her over-optimistic view of big business people. In my experience, they are as eager as liberals for government handouts.

These enviral pukes are merely useful idiots. Follow the money to the real power. ;^)

[Nuke'm Glowing]

"There is a lot of quality to be had in poverty"

The creedo of the Demorat party as long as you vote for them.

[Nuke'm Glowing]

"There is a lot of quality to be had in poverty"

The creedo of the Demorat party as long as you vote for them.