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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread

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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (13776)6/14/2007 6:50:43 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 36917
 
Perhaps it would be entertaining to see what Linden LaRouche ranking you get.

A list of Larouche positions are listed here:

en.wikipedia.org

The LaRouche network has taken a stand on a number of controversial issues:

[1] * They have called for a moratorium on Third World debt.
[2] * They have opposed the so-called counterculture, and the legalization of recreational drugs, arguing that these create a "bread and circuses"[5] culture of self-centered hedonism, and a highly manipulable population. LaRouche calls for a revival of classical culture, particularly in the domain of public education.
[3] * They have supported nuclear energy and other complex technologies often opposed by the environmentalist movement, arguing that human survival depends on a progression of technologies. (see LaRouche on Economics.)
[4] * They believe that the idea of man-made global warming is a "fraud", and have referred to the Oscar-winning documentary film An Inconvenient Truth as "the Great Luddite Hoax."[6] LaRouche has endorsed the British TV documentary, The Great Global Warming Swindle.
[5] * They defended President Bill Clinton during his impeachment scandal, claiming that those who called for Clinton's resignation or impeachment following the Monica Lewinsky scandal were hiding their true motives.
[6] * They opposed the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq and supported Argentina in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war, arguing that under the Monroe Doctrine, the United States was obliged to oppose European colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
[7] * They opposed, from 1979 onwards, the deregulation of trucking, airlines, telecommunications, public utilities, and financial services in the U.S., during a period when deregulation was embraced by the leadership of both the Democratic and Republican parties.
[8] * They oppose the United Nations and other international organizations, particularly the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, in cases where LaRouche says they interfere with the concept of the Westphalian state and the Platonic ideal of a "perfectly sovereign nation-state republic".[citation needed] This holds especially true for their conduct toward the nations of the Third World, and LaRouche further argues that this conduct represents neo-colonialism.

I'll bet that everyone could find at least one position they agree with. Which ones do you agree with?
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