by stoneonstone » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:29 pm
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>You see, ecological concerns have long been the province not just of the left, but also of the right. In fact, there is an entire mythos in Nazi and other fascist ideologies of the spiritual power of the land and her people. Blood and soil. Blut und boten. And in this mythos, the idea of “cleansing of the land” can take on a LOT of extra baggage<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>From your blog....<br><br><br>One of the most disturbing things from my perspective (a satirist and farmer). The land is key, but has been hijacked from time to time by madmen, who realize it strikes a deep, profoundly resonating chord with people in crisis through the ages.<br><br>In an upcoming 40th anniversary issue of a Canadian leftwing mag, I pointed out the importance of land and agricultural revolution. But I did so with tremendous reticence, because of the Nazis...and Kampuchia...just to name two movements that appropriated and sheep-dipped the important fact.<br><br>It's a people's movement, or it is bullshit. And, because the people aren't moving from their widescreen plasma HDTVs...well, it's bullshit, when it should be a mass movement.<br><br>I'll follow you after checking Jeff. <br><br>Cheers. <p></p><i></i>