New interview with Josh Fox in Salon: "We also have to be very cognizant of what we’re doing in the face of what the oil and gas industry is doing. In the face of their deceitful practices, I think we have to develop a clear sense of values. In the face of their misinformation campaigns, I would say: honesty. In the face of their trampling of people’s human rights, I would say: decency. In the face of the fragmentation of communities, I would say: trust. And in the face of their greed, I would say: kindness. There are laws here that they’re exempt from, but there are other laws which no one can ever be exempt from, like the basic drive to generosity, compassion, kindness, and alleviation of suffering. These are tests which they fail over and over and over again. If you think about these things, it lends us strengths far beyond what you think the obstacles are. We don’t talk about generosity, kindness, respect, integrity, and decency when we talk about energy or politics. But, that’s what is guiding and leading the anti-fracking movement, and when you get into the weeds on science engineering, it’s just as important to understand, in a profound, reflective sense, those virtues which bind us together as people. As we understand them in a deeper sense, it compels us to the right course of action." salon/2013/08/01/josh_fox_“democracy_itself_has_become_contaminated”/
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:51:09 +0000