Average American Lifestyle Called "Total Bull---t" by Environmentalist

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 9/09/02 | Marc Morano

[Tijeras_Slim]

"I wish I could make a total redistribution [of wealth]," Snyder said.

Dang! All my wealth has gone into guns. Of course she can come around and collect them. :)

[Alouette]

I wish I could make a total redistribution [of wealth]," Snyder said.

Come get it.

[cincinnati65]

I wish I could too.....I could take everything these enviro-wackos have, so I could live in opulence, while they live in squalor. According to their comments and desires (as well as my own), that appears to be a total win-win situation all around.

[Freedom4US]

"I wish I could make a total redistribution [of wealth]," Snyder said. "Things are going to change. They have to," she added.

Proof positive these people have never worked a day in their life, have been spoiled rotten to the point of a bona-fide neurosis, not to mention brainwashed at taxpayer expense via our public educational system.

Things are going to change, but not the way you think, the time for your nonsense has passed and gone away, thankfully.

[Neckbone]

Reading this has changed my life. After I quit my job and burn all of my belongings, I shall weave a set of hemp clothing and wander to South America where the living is good. Hrmm, those villages that cow Sally Struthers is always wallowing through look pretty enlightened, and the combination sewer/well of the muddy trench is pretty efficient.

Spotted owls taste just like chicken.

[MinuteGal]

Brand names verboten?

She probably means that our clothing should be manufactured by noble Arizona native-Americans on primitive looms, and by northeastern liberal ladies on spinning wheels.

All clothing should be biodegradable and recyclable. Washing instruction labels would be blank so that soap won't pollute the waterways when the outfits turn into old crusties.

In fact, the ideal clothing for these whackos would be a couple of strategically-placed fig leafs so that we can all get back to the natural conditions of the Garden of Eden.

Leni

[cincinnati65]

Considering the new age enlightenment of these people, don't you mean the natural conditions of the great Earth-Mother Gaia when she was first born??

[dalereed]

"I'm just trying to figure out what this one has against brand-name clothing"

It's called sew your own or better yet just cut 3 holes in a potato sack.

Other than that, we have a real problem until the public schools are put out of business. All these whackos are a direct product of them and we have millions of them that we have to deal with. The schools have made them incapable of reason and individual decision and they are quickly becoming a majority.

[Salman]

Snyder said she has learned through her travels that residents of the world's poorer nations only think they want to emulate America.

Mostly I think they'd settle for clean water and enough to eat, at least for starters.

[MrB]

she claims the problem of the West is "greed."

Just shows how ignorant these people are.
What they see as "greed" is the basic human nature to try to advance ourselves and increase our standard of living. "Greed" alone does not accomplish this - hard work, and the exceeding efficiency generated by a free capitalist society are what increases the standard of living for everyone.

Capitalism may use the "most" resources, but it also is the engine for the most efficient use of resources.

I need further statistics on this, but -
that old saw about "America is 5% of the world's population and uses 25% of the resources" or some such. The rest of the statistic is never quoted. America produces over 30? (need this number) percent of the world's gross output of goods and services. This points to the overwhelming efficiency of the free capitalistic system that is the engine of liberty and standard of living.

I need numbers for other countries - how much of the world's resources do they use to produce what reduced amount of the world's output?

[Salman]

I actually enjoyed this earth summit. They really let the mask slip and admitted that it's about redistribution of wealth, not the environment. Since the Soviet Union fell the commies needed some place to escape to, and they chose the environmental movement.

But it's different. The old Soviet-style commies at least claimed their way served human needs better. They also liked industrial production, though they were none too good at it.

With the enviros, human needs are off the agenda.

[WindMinstrel]

That's true -- if these neocommunists had their druthers we'd be scratching at the dirt with sticks (if we were allowed to live, of course). Excellent point

[technochick99]

LOVE your screen name!

[johnny7]

You have a lot farther to go than you think. Keep striving though, because the bar is always being raised. :>()

[wjcsux]

This writer is a true nut-case.

[mc5cents]

Paula, you are hereby sentenced to read this book 100 times or until committed to memory:

Marxism is NOT good Paula. Not good.

[Benrand]

Not wearing clothes with brand names means instead wearing Patagonia, Teva, Columbia, North Face, Marmot, Western Mountaineering, Stonewear Designs, riding a Santa Cruz or Litespeed and wearing any hiking gear that can be bought at Galyan's, although any outfitter store in Ann Arbor would be, like, better. Like the Bivouac, where they have outstanding sales. And camera gear, don't get me started.

After all, the best back packs are made for hiking and you can find the best colors.

It's been my experience people like these wear MORE brand name stuff than ANYONE I have ever seen. They create their frigging lifestyle around it.

[missycocopuffs]

No kidding! They are more brand conscious than just about any other group that comes to mind!

[skeeter]

What Katie needs is a nice bag of oats.