Re: Family Security Matters – 7/28/2008 – “The Greens Are Going Crazy” – Alan Caruba

Perhaps Caruba has a point --- there may be a lot we might learn from China.

Perhaps Caruba thinks we should follow China’s lead in social and political policy. Perhaps Caruba thinks we should give Communism a try? Perhaps Caruba thinks we should wipe the internet and newspapers of all objectionable content, especially suggestions that current government leadership is less than stellar? Perhaps Caruba thinks we should try China’s ideas on family planning? I could go on and on.

Just because China is wrong on political and social issues doesn’t mean that they are wrong on Green, but it is hardly an argument that they are right on Green either.

Furthermore, Caruba’s assumptions that China isn’t also concerned with the environmental effects of fossil fuel combustion is not that well founded --- hasn’t China just put limits on auto travel and factory operation in an attempt to clear the air of pollution hanging over the Olympic Games? China seems to have recognized the errors in its past polluting behavior and is making an attempt to correct them. If Caruba wants us to learn from China, perhaps what we should learn is that the effects of growth blind to the environmental harm it can produce isn’t worth the cost.