From a political standpoint it makes no sense to not change and diversify. If it doesn't happen then the race to salvage our environment can not be won because there will be too few activists representing all segments of our populations.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Green Shame
From a political standpoint it makes no sense to not change and diversify. If it doesn't happen then the race to salvage our environment can not be won because there will be too few activists representing all segments of our populations.
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The graph is not unusual, I bet those numbers/percentages are common in most industries/companies. There are several reasons for this, education, or lack there of is one and institutional racism is another. I bet that in the environmental groups it is mostly the latter. They do not see some of their actions/policies as racist.
I would think a more diverse environmental movement would be taken more seriously, too. It might be too easy to categorize the current one and with that, write it off. I have even joked, unfairly I suppose, that when you go to a wilderness area all you see in the parking lot are Volvos.
Whatever the case there has been virtually no progress on the global warming front. Perhaps some new ideas and fresh blood would change things. And just in terms of political power I think you need Hispanics on your side now if you want to be legitimate.
I mean no offense to Volvo owners, by the way. They are very good cars and people of all kinds drive them. My old friend, Dennis, for example, the ex Marine who sleeps with loaded guns by his bed, has one that he drives fast all over town. He keeps the cover off the dash board so he can get at the wiring at red lights, but that has more to do with the stereo system than the car itself, I think.
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