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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
I think Suzuki is rated here around one peg above Chomsky, and 10 pegs below credible, unfortunately. I think he's great, and question that if he's a 'liar' or 'wrong', then what the heck is his motivation? He's a smart guy, I'm sure he could have made boatloads in the private sector, but apparently choosing to be a crusader immediately de-legitimizes him to the moderate/extreme Right.
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If we agree he's a "crusader" who gives speech after speech on topics and positions most commonly identified with a left wing agenda, why would you ask a question like: "What is his motivation?" Wouldn't it be self-evident?
And if he's a scientist with a left wing agenda, why wouldn't you question the results of his science? Wouldn't that be as much common sense as questioning the science put out by those employed by a chemical company?
I would feel free to apply those same questions to anyone on the far right you might want to put in front of us.
Suzuki has said Canadians should drop the labels of "left" and "right wing.
Conversely, he claims to be a conservative and has said the Green Party represent the only true "Conservatives" in Canada according to his speech to the Green Party before the last federal election.
While he isn't a member of any party, Suzuki said the Greens are the only group in the national arena that recognize the environment isn't just a political issue -- "it's what keeps us alive."
Suzuki told those gathered that he, along with Green Party members, were the true "conservatives" -- interested in conserving forests and waters, rather than ruin them for the sake of harvesting trees or damming a river.
"I am a conservative ... let's take back the language," he said. "We're against those who want to destroy the world for our children."
And no, I don't compare him to Chomsky.
Cowperson