Why the Greens’ Charm Offensive Failed
Roger Kerr has an excellent column on why the Greens’ charm offensive failed.
One extract is worth repeating:
A common view of greens generally is that they are well-intentioned and at worst harmless, if somewhat utopian in their ideas.
There is no basis for complacent assumptions. Many green crusades have been responsible for human misery and environmental damage.
A classic example is the campaign against DDT. Despite massive evidence that DDT was not harmful to humans or wildlife, the ideological ban on its use in many countries led to a resurgence in malaria and an estimated 50 million deaths. South Africa has gone back to using DDT and deaths have fallen away.