eco-optimism -- give me a damn break!

[Dennis]

> From: Doug Henwood
> > Though I wouldn't go all the way with him, I think James Heartfield
> > (and his former comrades in LM) have a point when they argue that
> > environmentalism appeals to an upper class contempt for the workers,
> > and fits nicely with financiers' taste for austerity.

This reminds me of the Marxist putdown of environmentalism in the 70s (can't
remember which grouping or paper -- SWP? WV?), where the "hippie
capitalists" were more concerned with "oily birds" than with the lives of
workers in the nuclear power and oil industries. I believe the CP was
pro-nuke, as were other commie sectarians. Again, specific party IDs escape
me (it was all so very long ago  . . . ).


> the first People of Color Environmental Justice Summit --

Hate to nitpick, but is the left still going with the above labeling? This
slight variation of Colored People seems ridiculous to me (what's the
joke -- Jeans of Blue?), especially since all people have color. A minor
point, but one that nags.

DP