Stephen J.
2009-12-30 07:21:50
In absolute fairness, we should try to avoid falling into our own version of the “chickenhawk” argument here.
If you can legitimately argue for the necessity of going to war despite not being a soldier yourself, you should be able to argue for protecting the environment even if you’re not a farmer or otherwise personally involved in working with it.
(That said, more high-profile figures have made more money arguing for environmentalism than any pro-war advocate ever made for arguing that case. So there are certainly gaps in this parallel.)
