Reply #97: To answer some of your inquiries.

[WitchWay]

Yeah - ain't it convenient that the war takes place and THEN Kerry is kind of opposed to it?

Sort of like how he opposed the Aristide overthrow after the fact, too. Or the WTO. Kerry tends to have this kind of habit, doesn't he?

Kucinich has got a plan -- get the UN in, US out ASAP. Look it up on his website. We allow the Iraqis control over their own destiny, instead of robbing their natural resources.

I do think that big mansions should be very, very, very highly taxed. Big mansions are wasteful of energy, resources and they are luxury items that are not necessary for basic needs. I think that Kerry should not HAVE so many mansions. He should do something with them, maybe sell them and donate the money to environmental organizations to try to repair the harm to the environment that his lifestyle has wrecked.

I think that John Kerry has more bearing on the environmnet. He is greenwashing his lifestyle by claiming to be an environmentalist. This is irresponsible, and sets a bad example. He should not be promoting greed by his example, making it seem that you can be greedy and environmental at the same time. His voting record seems okay, until you realize that FastTrack kind of fucks up the environmnetal policies that hes voted for in the long run.

Kerry isn't changing energy standards quick enough. he needs to change them much quicker. Again, this is lukewarm.

Most individuals are not using what Kerry uses. Everyone should use as little as necessary to live off of, so it would depend on the individuals. Remember everything that is made (wood, food, minerals, factory products) that Kerry owns is also causing pollution/destruction to places outside of Kerry's own abode. Does he have mahogany or hard woods? Well, they burn rainforest down to get to that mahogany, for instance. All sorts of things make big impacts in the long run.

Kerry shouldn't use up as much environment as 1,000 individuals do. That's greedy, wasteful, arrogant and irresponsible. yep -- he doesn't need all these mansions, and a yacht and jet.

I have gone into what I do in other posts. I don't buy new clothes, buy thrift store clothes, organic vegan and bulk foods, wear things out to the very end (clothes and whatnot), am learning about alternative housing/permaculture/wormbins/composting (right now, I'm apartment bound, though), don't drive, etc. I'm by no means perfect, but I think I try.

Am I angry because Kerry is not "pure" you ask? Well, I'll tell you... Kerry is WAY, WAY BEYOND not being "PURE" in the way he lives, he's absolutely destructive and completely unenvironmental. Let's say, I wouldn't complain about Gore's lifestyle, for instance.

As I said, Kerry's Free Trade advocacy (imperialism) tends to wipes out environmental issues (the environment is a global thing, after all), and I believe his hypocrisy and poor role-modeling will create harm to the enviornmental movement.

Also, look into Rand Beers, Kerry's advisor, and Plan Columbia. Drug Wars Defoliation isn't very environmental in my book.