tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436838512938962987.post6110555310334868264..comments2023-11-05T07:01:56.478-05:00Comments on Good Green Witch: It's a ChoiceRhonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519541867341575332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436838512938962987.post-23659714035072004862012-02-19T17:02:41.277-05:002012-02-19T17:02:41.277-05:00AGAIN, you NAILED it. For instance, I KNOW my step...AGAIN, you NAILED it. For instance, I KNOW my step-daughter is going to use plastic diapers on her kid, because she flat-out said she won't be bothered to deal with the trouble of cotton reusable. So... the convenience of others trumps MY right to a clean planet? I don't think so. Oooo - new topic. Mwahahahah.Rhonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519541867341575332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436838512938962987.post-14072193356134802862012-02-19T15:40:31.723-05:002012-02-19T15:40:31.723-05:00You know... I have issues about this whole concept...You know... I have issues about this whole concept of "government taking away our freedoms." Here's the deal, "government" isn't some nebulous boogeyman out there just trying to control us all... the government is us. We elect representatives, they "do the will of the people" at least in theory that's how it's supposed to work.<br /><br />Free enterprise, on the other hand is accountable to no one and nothing except the bottom line. The whole point of the much maligned government regulation is not to control the people, rather it's to <i>protect us</i> from the blind ravages of corporate self-interest. <br /><br />It's not that I think we should just go around regulating things for the sake of regulating them, but as far as I'm concerned we've all been sold a bill of goods by the giant corporate PR machine. It's like everybody's afraid of some fictitious government control monster, all the while we're just happy as clams to hand over our air, our water, our land, our money, our freedom and our lives to these corporations who really, truly do NOT care about what's in our best interest at all.<br /><br />You're concerned about "being forced" to use non-disposable items? Well, I'm concerned about being forced to breathe poisoned air, and drink poisoned water, and eat poisoned food grown on poisoned land. Somehow, I just don't think that one man's "right" to convenience should trump everyone else's right to things like clean air, water and food. <br /><br />"Proper disposal" is a myth... you can't throw anything away because there is no "away".<br /><br />Sorry to rant, but I get really sick of hearing how my right to a healthy life is less important than someone else's right to pollute.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436838512938962987.post-22595689277983699942012-02-19T13:59:27.140-05:002012-02-19T13:59:27.140-05:00Sabrina, that is a good point. But what it the alt...Sabrina, that is a good point. But what it the alternative? If not for the government stepping in at times, people would do a lot of things that are harmful to the rest of us. <br /><br />There are no easy answers. I just know a vast swath of people refuse to do the right thing unless laws are put in place. Do I wish it could be different? Of course.Rhonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519541867341575332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436838512938962987.post-13699457373520329072012-02-19T13:25:33.211-05:002012-02-19T13:25:33.211-05:00I have to say, I have mixed feelings on this one. ...I have to say, I have mixed feelings on this one. I know exactly what you are trying to get at. On issues like plastic bags and bottles, it would be great to see the government to step in and force everyone to change. But then where would it end? First they remove our choice about which bags we choose, okay, great... But what's next? Maybe make books illegal, they waste paper - and put millions of book stores out of business... Or what about forcing women to start using cloth and reusable personal products, that would save MILLIONS of pounds of waste and toxins... What about forcing parents to use cloth diapers... Again, MILLIONS of pounds of waste and toxins... But do we really want the Government to have that kind of control? Personally, I do my best never to use plastics, or just about anything else that's disposable... But I wouldn't want the government forcing me to make those choices either. Instead I would rather see them better educating people and making alternatives and proper disposal more readily available...Sabrina M Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175443689351953884noreply@blogger.com