Subject: Re Worldwide Survey on Environment......... (fwd)
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 101812 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@mail.llion.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <emf-l@mail.llion.org>
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Hi everybody:
Guru appreciates the comments and criticism which are forwarded
below......
Would like to hear from some others of you.......
Cheerio..........
Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
rbeavers@mail.llion.org.........http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html
...............................It is better to light a single candle ...
than to curse the darkness...............................................
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Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 16:14:30 +0200
From: Christoph Reuss
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: Re: Worldwide Survey on Environment.........
Dear Roy,
you wrote:
>I submit that an honest survey of a clear majority of the "socialist"
>and "free market" nations of the world would show that NO PRIORITY to VERY
>LITTLE PRIORITY is assigned to the protection and preservation of the
>environment or the world's limited natural resources........
Right... both systems trash the environment...
>While this situation is undoubtedly agreeable to the "wealthocracy" that
>"controls" -- particularly in those free market nations which easily
>benefit the most -- I do not believe that it conforms with the views (or
>the needs) of a majority of the citizens of those nations......
Power is where the money is, not where the majority is...
>Guru considers himself to be a "capitalist." He has prospered under
>"the capitalist system." He is not seeking its demise....But.....
... would be a bit risky to publicly admit of seeking its demise.. ;-)
>The issue here is not "the free market." The issue is the almost
>total absence of prioritization for important LONG TERM environmental
>and resource considerations.
But that *IS* "the free market" !!! Short term profits count. Production
occurs where the lowest enviro-laws, the cheapest resources and the lowest
wages are. Misinformation about the dangers is "part and parcel" of
selling unsafe products.
>The EMF problem (electro-smog) is a part of that story....... And, it is
>a part that is actually "costing" the nations that tolerate it ... untold
>sums in health and life losses ... as well as property devaluation. Much
>of this "loss" is not yet "seen," but it is there none-the-less. And when
>it is better understood by more people ... THEY WILL BE ANGRY......
The same applies to various other issues (like Amalgam).... but there are
powerful vested interests and industries/lobbies who give a damn about what
their own greed is <>.
And don't expect help from the "healthcare" industry which is happy to sell
as much pills as possible...
>*** What kind of a world are we leaving to our children??? ... A world
>where the natural resources are ruthlessly exploited and the environment
>is callously abused ... all in the cause of making a few people
>rich.......***
Exactly.
Cheerio....
Chris
creuss@hitline.ch
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