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Originally Posted by Igottago
First of all, I think the slavery comment was in poor form, even though I get what he was trying to say about putting morality first.
Secondly, why does everyone who bashes Suzuki bring up his home in Pt. Grey or properties, or the fact that he travels by plane?
Are environmentalists supposed to live in teepees and travel by horseback to be taken seriously?
He is like anyone else, living in the system that society has collectively created. Doesn't mean he shouldn't have an opinion on what that society can collectively change. Whether you agree with him or not is up to you, but to say he shouldn't have an opinion because he has a big house doesn't make any sense.
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He does it to excess and then preaches to the rest of the rutted populace. If he wants me to take him seriously instead of seeing him as a hypocritical capitalist, who's actually damaging the credibility of his cause, then he should lead the way.
Sell three out of four houses, don't travel by plane, don't rent a huge bus for himself only, open up his investments portfolio and show us that he's selling his shares in the petroleum industry.
But don't sit there and live the life of do as I say not as I do.
He's one of those guys with an enormous footprint of waste and then thinks that buying off sets is actually doing the world some good.
Basically he's a self entitled jerk.