Forum Archive Index - March 2004

["David & Jill Stevenson" <djstevo@quicksilver.net.nz>]

Karyn,

 

         You are quite right society is totally selective in what we frown upon . We could rationalise ourselves away from almost any activity .Mining ,in particular, and forestry are not totally innocent . With reafforestation in tandem to planned felling responsible operating is possible . TV coverage has depicted irresponsible forestry in many countries including Indonesia  and the Pacific Islands..

         Germaine Greer is a passionate critic of irresponsible mining in Australia  which is doing untold damage to the environment .She is highly impressive as a spokesperson for her cause. .

         I am dead against censorship which in fanatical and/or irresponsible hands would reduce our living to automaton status. The only censorship I would accept is peer disapproval . People must use persuasive powers alone to modify irrational (a subjective term )  and harmful behaviour of friends . That is what friendship is about. Not an activity for an authoritarian Government. Even then 90 % of so called peers don`t know what the issues really are.

 

                               David Stevenson