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Originally Posted by Gelert  Monkey Orchid - thanks for your measured response, I do appreciate that these things need to be open for discussion.
Surely part of the task for environmentalism is to get as many people on board as possible. |
With you on that one, Gelert. My attitude when talking to people about environmental and ecological issues is "Start from where people are at, not from where you want them to be" - i.e. try to find some common ground if at all possible, and work from there. I was involved in a lot of direct action protests for many years (roadbuilding etc) and I was struck by how messianic and evangelical some of the people who called themselves environmentalists were. Even I found them offputting, so I'm sure the wider public did as well. Nothing makes me less likely to listen to a discussion than someone who's convinced they're right and I am wrong!