environmentalism (I think there is a huge difference). Taking environmentalis ts at their word, I will presume they mean well. I too think that we should conserve our resources, and that includes the beauty of our environment.

Today, our streams and waterways are pretty clear, because people have voluntarily adopted a conservationist mindset. When you go on a float trip, canoe rental places will give you a big mesh bag, and people will pack out their garbage. All this is voluntary and self-regulated. It works well.

Socialists expect OTHERS to sacrifice for the greater good. They think a particular sacrifice is a good thing, and therefore should have the force of law. They prescribe a solution without regard to either it being voluntary or even effective, and enforce it with guns and handcuffs.

The difference is subtle, but most of us will voluntarily make self-sacrifice for the good of our future self, our family our communities and our nation - but we need to volunteer for the sacrifice. Being forced to sacrifice is ALWAYS going to breed resentment, which is why socialism is such a murderous ideology - in short order the dissenters are identified as the obstacle to utopia, and are the eggs that must be broken in order to make the omelette.

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