Environmentalism

So, now you know that I am anti-environmentalism.  What you may not realize is that I'm, well, an environmentalist.  That's right.  In case you misunderstood the first post, my heartache is not with taking care of the Earth.  It is with the rabid fundamentalism that I have a problem.  I have a thing about fundamentalism.  It takes over your whole existence.  It changes who you are.  It harms you, and reaches out to pull others into its midst.  It is not a good thing.

Taking care of our Earth is our right, our privilege, and our responsibility.  It is needed to protect this beautiful planet we call home.  It is necessary to be able to walk the land that I love.  Yet, I do not believe in man caused global warming.  I do believe there can be a happy balance between the earth and mankind. I do believe that we can protect the earth, yet still have happy lives, devoid of erroneous sacrifice.  There is always sacrifice in life, and that is not a bad thing.  But, it should not come at the hand of someone else.  The decision to make a sacrifice should only be made by the person sacrificing.  Otherwise, it is not a sacrifice, but a deprivation.  The two are not synonymous.

So, in closing, I would say to protect the earth.  Hold it dear.  Recycle, if you truly believe that is the best option you have.  I would say, use less in the first place.  But, you see, I don't hold the pulpit.  Therefore, my ideas are not the ones followed.  I would never think to slough off my responsibilities on someone else by buying 'carbon offsets.'  On the other hand, I don't think that carbon is such a bad thing.  So, perhaps I am just coming at this from a different perspective.  Perhaps when people call me an 'earth mama,' they really see me for who I am, but don't know the frustration I feel with the title.  I truly am an 'earth mama.'  I truly love the earth, and the land that I walk upon.  But, I really cannot get behind the environmentalist movement.  It is just too radical.