tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post645188849405737279..comments2023-12-01T23:15:04.721-08:00Comments on The view from Brittany: Notre-Dame-des-Landes and the risks of activismDamien Perrotinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509005954914591838noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-10626494622744457112013-05-14T00:35:24.174-07:002013-05-14T00:35:24.174-07:00Well, global warming, albeit quite real is less im...Well, global warming, albeit quite real is less important than resource depletion, which was the real focus of the Meadows report.<br /><br />As for Crichton : unimaginative writer and sloppy scientist.Damien Perrotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509005954914591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-59838699824178879622013-05-13T04:05:42.910-07:002013-05-13T04:05:42.910-07:00Despite not agreeing with your views on climate ch...Despite not agreeing with your views on climate change I do enjoy reading your blog. I like the dry "matter of fact" style of writing.<br /><br />You historical references and insights into human behaviour are always a delight to read. <br /><br />The airport would in my view be good for the area just in case the apocalypse is delayed. While waiting for the planet to heat up and the floods to arrive perhaps you could read michael crichton's 'state of fear'.<br /><br />SH.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-59285604600664837892013-05-11T23:15:55.548-07:002013-05-11T23:15:55.548-07:00Well, I am a Breton, so I don't consider "...Well, I am a Breton, so I don't consider "Grand Ouest" as a "we". In fact, I find the expression a tad insulting.<br /><br />And if you had had a look at the rest of this blog (and to the blogs it links to), you'd have seen I am of the opinion Industrial civilization will collapse as per the Club de Rome's predictions, so building an airport at this particular time is pretty much pointless.Damien Perrotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509005954914591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-32877423076730532892013-05-11T22:53:05.844-07:002013-05-11T22:53:05.844-07:00Cutting down fences was pretty lame, but this kind...Cutting down fences was pretty lame, but this kind of things happens every day in radical politics. The emotional pay off is just too big, I suppose.<br /><br />As for the community having to be separate from us... well, it is true for the state which is an infrastructure, but we know which way the modern state is going. A real community must be inclusive. It is a source of rules, granted, but ideally, everybody has a part in the definition of these rules.<br /><br />That's the republican ideal at least.Damien Perrotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509005954914591838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-65706368386631695092013-05-11T15:21:18.999-07:002013-05-11T15:21:18.999-07:00What sort of future do you hold out for us in the ...What sort of future do you hold out for us in the Grand Ouest? First, so impoverished that we obviously dont need a single modern airport to serve a region of over 5 million people. We just continue to take the 3-4 hour train trip up to Roissy. Then its all going to turn into a flooded, nuclear contaminated forest. Wow, what are you smoking down there in 44? This is poor. Many regions of France (North, Lorraine, Centre) may be in advance decline but the Western half still shows sign of live, so if Paris want to pay for our airport then lets take it. Keeping nuclear out of Brittany was smart and right but it snot exactly clever having next to no power generation of some sort and only tiny, old airports flying charters and the odd Ryanair flight. Wake up again Brittany and that includes you in Loire Atlantique. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-43127522220609348252013-05-10T19:59:54.694-07:002013-05-10T19:59:54.694-07:00Cringed when I read the bit about cutting down fen...Cringed when I read the bit about cutting down fencing. You'd expect them to be a bit more intelligent, but I guess self-righteousness is a universal stupefier.<br /><br />Acting outside the community could be seen as the logical extent of seeing government as separate from everyone else. After all the community is a source of rules, restraints and such, therefore it must itself be separate from everyone. <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113030328290684028noreply@blogger.com