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Peaceful Protest Against
Loggers
by Glenn Woiceshyn
Published in the Globe and Mail on Jun/04/93.
Dear Editor,
Re: Fifth Column--by Clayton Ruby--Jun/01/93--The Globe and Mail
Clayton Ruby cleverly used his weekly column to rally a "peaceful" protest
this summer against the loggers of Clayoquot Sound. How the organizers will keep
crowds of nature-worshipping environmentalists peaceful remains to be seen.
What amazes me is how a certain "well-to-do" of society such as Mr. Ruby
can express love and compassion for old trees and pristine nature while ignoring
the human consequences of destroying jobs and prosperity, which their environmentalist
policies would lead to. The well-to-do got theirs, and are busy trying to deny others
the same opportunity. They want huge tracts of land to be extorted to satisfy their
vacation fantasies, while families have to uproot and remain uncertain about the
next paycheque.
Environmentalists are against all development projects, so a total victory in Clayoquot
Sound would have made it that much easier to destroy the next on their long list,
ultimately leading to economic ruin. Whether environmentalists are ignorant of economics
or just don't care is irrelevant. They want us to give up diversity in food, medicine,
knowledge, technology, entertainment and career opportunities so that we can be blessed
with something called biodiversity. No thanks!
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
© 1997 Glenn Woiceshyn. All rights reserved.
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