On 12/11/2007, Matthew Edmondson <address@hidden> wrote: > One day on the street I asked a Greenpeace activist (not chugger) whether or
> not Greenpeace used FS, he immediately replied (not knowing who or what > I was) by saying, "FS is NOT like Fair Trade - I am a VB programmer, I > have to earn a living for my wife and kids". tee hee.
It would be interesting to hear what would happen if you asked a (local) Green Party Councilor or for more entertainment, try a Friends of the Earth Activist.
However I'm not sure if Greenpeace is really a charity we should judge
for being ethical. Sure, i totally agree that there should be less war and in general nuclear power is a bad thing (if you disagree; keep this on topic), but other than that, as far as I can see, they aren't
really about an ethical society, just making it a more pleasant place for some.
Friends of the Earth has a much more of an ethical point of view to most situations, so asking a Friends of the Earth activist would be
much better a judge.
From the article it becomes apparent that some charities have less of an emphasis on being ethical than one might have previously assumed they should.
Though the comparison I'm sure is strained,
Could one compare the likes of Greenpeace (just make it happen; destroy nukes) to the open source software movement, and the likes of Friends of the Earth (do it ethically; if you are going to do it at all) to the Free Software movement.
?
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