Blog #4

I think that green values should be a larger concern of most people than it truly is. In my opinion, people seem to disregard how important they are in our every day lives. As I continue to say, the environment is taken for granted by too many people. I think the "Ten Key Values of the Green Party," pretty much sums up how I feel about green values. I strongly agree with idea number seven about feminism and equality. I am a strong believer of equality, for women, minorities, animals and even the natural world. No one owns the world; our lives are sustained from it, so why don't more people make green values priorities? I will never understand people's lack of concern for the environment and how we effect it hurts us in the long run as well as this beautiful world. I also agree strongly that it is going to take a community effort and long term goals to generate results. With activism comes support' environmental activism needs all the support it can get right now. We can't keep diminishing our natural resources forever. Plans need to be set into place along with a change of everyone's mindset into "thinking green." At this point I don't see how you couldn't join this powerful movement. I definitely agree that humans were never meant to be in hierarchy. As I said, I support equality in all aspects and I don't think humans had the right to be "at the top of the chain." I think they should share the Earth with every species (whether it be plants, animals, habitats, etc.). The non-violence aspect would have to be a mindset that everyone shared, which is why I feel that it wouldn't work. I wasn't so much surprised with the articles as I was to other students' respsonses to them. After reading over some blogs I'm a little shocked that even the students in this class don't think greener at some times.