Has anyone else noticed how the Green movement claims that it is concerned with teaching people how to be more environmentally sensitive and aware and to save the planet is nothing more than a communist plot disguised as a desire to save the planet? I have no way to know how you feel about this ... but think of it from this perspective ... since when has cleaning up and protecting the environment required a change of the world's collective political systems? Since when has cleaning up and protecting the environment required eliminating whole industries (as in the wholesale reduction of small, independant lumber mills by at *least* 300)?
People who say this "one person" has "nuthin' on us" obviously haven't looked that deep into who's providing their financial support ... but Holly Swanson, author of Set Up & Sold Out (now in its third edition ... see link/button below), has, and she has substantiation galore. She spoke in February '06 to the Republican Women Lane County chapter of the Oregon Federation of Republican Women. Here is a report from an earlier speaking engagement to a similar group in Mt. Shasta, CA in 2003, which will give you a gist of what she's talking about. And here is a review of her book, along with an article from WorldNet Daily.
While environmental groups, of course, have attacked her as "one person in White City, Oregon" on a crusade without any substantiation, they don't offer any arguments to counter her claims that the radical environmental movement is nothing but a cover for a communistic political agenda.
"Green" groups can claim all they want that they're just "trying to save the environment," but they need to check into just who writes the checks that fund their activities and just what the really aims of those groups are. If they look deep enough, however, although many of these groups may be innocent enough at first glance, underneath it all they're just puppets of people who want to change America (over as long a period as it takes ... unless they get tired of it all ... ) from the the society we think of as a democratic republic into a communist collective...maybe into the Soviet Socialist Republic of Amerikka?
As Swanson mentions in her speech to the Republican Women in Mt. Shasta, CA, she began her investigations as a concerned environmentalist attending an environmental conference. What she noticed instead of info on how to be more careful and how to make things better was rhetoric and propaganda. She started delving further and further into the movement ... and she didn't like what she found out!
I've been reading Set Up & Sold Out! on my lunch hours for the past few weeks because there's too much information in it to try to absorb all in one long sitting ... but from what I have read, she has good information. The documentation within the text of the book is amazing. To look at the aims of the current Democrat leadership, the "Progressives", the "Greens", and the Communists ... well, it all looks like one and the same. To see quotes by the people in charge of the national-level Green organizations, the Communist Party USA, and none other than Mikhail Gorbachev ... well, let's just say that it was eye opening!
Although the book appears to possibly have been self-published (yes, spelling, punctuation, grammar and syntax errors are a dead give-away), the information is still very important. Take a look .... and then try to ignore what's going on around you.
I double dare you!
LOL! I met her last night, at Dorchester, and she has some real insight into how "Green" turns into "Socialist". I admit to being skeptical at first, as you always have these rabid nuts on each side. However, I like to give them enough time to hang themselves, and she got that much and more - and she made excelent points. Perhaps more importantly, when I brought up items such as fixed rail transit and condos and gridlock in no particular order, she actually seemed to understand where I was going without any need for me to spell it out.
Clearly, she gets it.
Great note! Thanks.
Posted by: MAX Redline | Saturday, March 04, 2006 at 08:30 PM
Wow ... that's timing! Ha!
Glad to find that someone else took her seriously. I looked her up on Google and found the expected "she's a crackpot" and "she has no examples of what she's talking about" items listed, but from what I've read, her book (although it really needs help for the next edition ... and I've offered to help with the editing) is a clarion call for people to open their eyes. When Kruschev said that the American people would raise the communist flag willingly, he was right ... he was just a bit "off" on the color, 'cause it's going to be "Green".
Posted by: HMIL | Saturday, March 04, 2006 at 08:55 PM
Oh yeah ... and feel free to spread around the graphic. I'd *love* to find out how to get them made into bumper stickers. Wouldn't that just *tick* 'em off?!?!?
Posted by: HMIL | Saturday, March 04, 2006 at 08:57 PM
Scott makes bumper stickers... I'll send him this post.
Oh, and this is a carnival worthy post! Be sure to submit it to one (or more).
Posted by: Gullyborg | Sunday, March 05, 2006 at 09:15 PM
I met Holly Friday Night at Dorchester. She is no nut and she has it right.
The other prong of attack on capitalism is the Diversity Movement. It teaches us that our value is based on our identity as a member of a group or culture, not as individuals.
Between the two movements becoming part of the required teaching at Coleges of Education, do you think there is an organized effort to prepare the youth of America to accept socialism?
Posted by: Boze Noze | Monday, March 06, 2006 at 11:21 AM
Without a doubt! Whether people are aware of it or not (and let's face it, most don't *want* to be aware of it), we are being set up to accept socialism willingly, blindly, gladly. I know several future teachers and none of them believe there's anything going on. One young student I know wants to teach history, but I don't know what she'll actually end up teaching, considering how our history books are "living, breathing documents" ... I make it a point to look for old history books and pick them up for her "collection" maybe someday she'll be able to refer to them and show what people "actually thought to be true about our country ... at least at the time".
Nikita Kruschev said that the citizens of America would willingly hoist the red flag of communism themselves, without a shot having to be fired ... he was off on only one detail ... the flag will be "Green".
Posted by: HMIL | Monday, March 06, 2006 at 08:47 PM
Speaking of "Green Groups", Greanpeace was one of the endorsers of something called the "World Tribunal on Iraq". Check it out here
This "World Tribunal" essentially convicted the US and George W Bush for "war crimes" in Iraq. Ok, that's bad enough. But go take a look at #11 of their "findings", or Declaration of Jury of Conscience:
"It is the occupation and its brutality that has provoked a strong armed resistance and certain acts of desperation. By the principles embodied in the UN Charter and in international law, the popular national resistance to the occupation is legitimate and justified."
In other words, they endorsed the killing of US and coalition troops. There's no other way to read it.
Posted by: Tom the Redhunter | Friday, March 10, 2006 at 04:18 PM
Here is the link to the World Tribunal site so you can check it out for yourself
http://www.worldtribunal.org/main/?b=91
Posted by: Tom the Redhunter | Friday, March 10, 2006 at 04:19 PM