Ethical dilemmas: is walking more polluting than driving?
Not to mention flying hither and thither in the name of 'awareness', it seems.
What a dilemma! Two hours relaxing in the soft leather seats of a billionaire's private jet or 20 hours behind the wheel of a hire car
One faced by many around the world, daily, I'm sure. Along with the other daunting choices faced. Has Mr. Harrabin got back from his scuba diving trip yet? Message and messengers again spring to mind.
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
2 comments:
I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
If you read through the entire article, you will also note that 'ethical man' had to fly back to the UK too, but just for the weekend!
ReplyDeleteHe did pay an extra £40 as a carbon offset though. Bless.
Yes, he says, through gritted teeth... I did.
ReplyDeleteIt's the old 'message vs. messenger' thing again.
I simply have problems with entities, and especially their spokespersons, happily doing pretty much what they are raising awareness of the rest of us not doing... because... they are busy folk and 'it's their job'. Wagging a finger from a corporate jet... or its ethically-agonised over next best thing, is not really cutting it.
And trying to distract from the facts by showing how bad the agonising was is almost adding insult to injury.
And I am sure 'he' did pay to offset. Do whom? What did that actually achieve?
I'm sorry, but using my licence fee to get various eco-luvvies some face time with billionaires who kinda fancy exposure on the BBC really doesn't seem the best use of funds, even if it does help 'awareness'. Who in the UK has seen this programme and/or the blog complement, whatever its merits... or.. not... as a discussion piece?
I am betting the first a Daily Mail reader gets wind of it will be a trash job on hypocrisy and waste that certainly will sideline anything of value in middle to low income Britain.
And I am betting that when this jaunt is over, his various commitments will be dropped, just as they were last time, as he heads off to broadcasting pastures new.
Nothing worse than an ex-smoker trying to convert others. Nothing worse than a temporary media greenie trying to convince by brief example.