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user-inactivated  ·  2727 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pond Scum: Henry David Thoreau's Moral Myopia

this is par for the course modern revisionism against early environmentalists. muir is often targeted as well. best to ignore, like everything else





ButterflyEffect  ·  2727 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh. I've seen a few pieces on Thoreau, but nothing short of reverence for Muir. Have any links?

user-inactivated  ·  2726 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"environmental justice"

'ware the new age environmentalists who desperately want to build Inclusive Spaces in cities

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-rethinking-muir-20141113-story.html

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/environmentalisms-racist-history

user-inactivated  ·  2726 days ago  ·  link  ·  

remember i warned you up there to ignore this

user-inactivated  ·  2726 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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ButterflyEffect  ·  2726 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Rather than accessing Muir's beloved Sierra Mountains as backpackers, skiers or rock climbers, they argue, Californians would benefit more from the creation of urban parks, additional roads and trails in wild lands.

Wait a second do these people not realize it's possible to have both? And also understand the roles of different levels of government in land conservation?

Okay yeah taking your advice and ignoring.