permaculture

["Graham Burnett" <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schinnerer" <john@eco-living.net>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:05 PM
Subject: [permaculture] Re-presentations of PC


> Aloha,
>
> > ...I have heard the idea
> > expressed that a lot of permies are more into the survivalist, pro-gun,
> > the governments out to get us type of thing.
>
> I'm curious as to whom you hear expressing this.  I've not yet heard PC
> misrepresented in this way...the usual misrep I hear is on the other end
> (wherever that is... ;-) of the spectrum.
>

As permaculture is explicitly underpinned by ethics of earthcare, peoplecare
and fairshares, I find it hard to see how permaculture could fit with the
generally right wing, individualistic viewpoints expressed by the types you
describe...

Cheers graham