tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post5825134218857433168..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: Green Battle Shaping Up in BCPatrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-79351000401113749422009-09-13T21:26:23.856-06:002009-09-13T21:26:23.856-06:00Hmmm. Green politics has kind of been the theme to...Hmmm. Green politics has kind of been the theme today, hasn't it?<br /><br />There are actually numerous ways of classifying environmentalism.<br /><br />There are various strains of radical environmentalism, up to and including eco-terrorism.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-87184103856842554172009-09-13T19:23:23.149-06:002009-09-13T19:23:23.149-06:00It seems to me like there are three distinct strai...It seems to me like there are three distinct strains of environmentalism.<br /><br />1. Anthropocentric environmentalism: Conservationism <br /><br />2. Biocentric environmentalism: Deep Ecology<br /><br />3. Religious environmentalism: Christian Stewardship<br /><br />The Liberals seem to be supporters of the first type. Liberalism itself is inherently anthropocentric -- the ideology is centered around individual freedoms. <br /><br />The Green have a bit of all three strains. The leftists of the party are the deep ecology folk, the old PCs seem to be the conservation type, and Elizabeth May is from the religious strain.<br /><br />The Liberals have a clearer message, ideologically speaking, and I think/hope they will win out in the end. However, I'm not so sure the end will be in Saanich-Gulf Islands.Gordon Welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288453903644052036noreply@blogger.com