ROADPEACE INAUGURAL LECTURE

[zumbruk]

To be given by Professor John Whitelegg
Titled “ Weapons of Mass Destruction and the global indifference to one million deaths each year on the world’s roads”
On April 8 2004 to mark UN Road Safety Week and World Health Day at City Hall, Queen’s Walk, London SE1 at 6-8pm to be hosted by the Deputy Mayor Jenny Jones.
Places are limited, for further information contact [e-mail] or call 020 8838 5102

Anyone for a spot of heckling^Wconstructive criticism?

[puggit]

He's a bearded lentilist!!!

www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/staff/jwhitelegg.html

And a Green Party councillor
www.greenparty.org.uk/index.php?nav=individual&n=9

>> Edited by puggit on Friday 26th March 14:12

[zumbruk]

What did you expect?

[Tafia]

puggit said:

He's a bearded lentilist!!! <a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/staff/jwhitelegg.html"><a href="http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/staff/jwhitelegg.html">www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/staff/jwhitelegg.html</a></a> And a Green Party councillor <a href="http://www.greenparty.org.uk/index.php?nav=individual&n=9">www.greenparty.org.uk/index.php?nav=individual&n=9</a> >> Edited by puggit on Friday 26th March 14:12

See what Eco-imperialist tree-huggers are doing to the world here.

www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200402031159.asp

and here:

www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/8/26/160339.shtml

Millions a year are dying due to their policies. When challenged, they shrug their shoulders.

"We blame the car. It'a major cause of social exclusion and it's use must be curtailed by all means available"

Like licences removed by speed traps, perhaps?



>> Edited by Tafia on Friday 26th March 15:15

[zumbruk]

Nice one, Tafia. Couldn't agree more.

[idris]

1m pa deaths world wide = 1.6% - a miniscule proportion of those due to deaths and diseases

Detailed comment later

I wll try to get in to the meeting

Idris

[corozin]

Sounds like an opportunity for a Pistonheads "Flash Mob" to me

[Peter Ward]

Tafia said:

... www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200402031159.asp Millions a year are dying due to their policies. When challenged, they shrug their shoulders...

Excellent article, Tafia. The only thing I would disagree with what it says is:

article said:

"International environmentalists are finally being held accountable..."

I don't think they are, and I don't foresee a time when they will be. They hold the power and the winners are never prosecuted for war crimes.

[mybrainhurts]

Peter Ward said:

article said: "International environmentalists are finally being held accountable..." I don't think they are, and I don't foresee a time when they will be. They hold the power and the winners are never prosecuted for war crimes.

Too right.

Consider the likes of Greenpeace. Professor Patrick Moore (not the stargazing one) was a founder member but resigned, commenting

"There were always extreme, irrational and mystical elements within our movement, but they tended to be kept in their place during the early years. Then in the mid-Eighties the ultraleftists and extremists took over. After Greenham Common closed and the Berlin Wall came down these extremists were searching for a new cause and found it in environmentalism. The old agendas of class struggle and anti-corporatism are still there but now they are dressed up in environmental terminology."

He also said

"We have an environmental movement that is run by people who want to fight, not to win."