tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post115952011195229272..comments2024-03-01T03:16:14.116+00:00Comments on Another Green World: Rainforests and economicsDerek Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-1159741844575993222006-10-01T22:30:00.000+00:002006-10-01T22:30:00.000+00:00Well, yes - of course it would be difficult/imposs...Well, yes - of course it would be difficult/impossible to organize a Green Party inside Iran (although I don't think I would go as far as saying Iran is a dictatorship). <BR/><BR/>The issue I have is more with the idea that exile groups can really be a realistic force for change. Once someone lives in exile from a country, I think they do partly loose their experience with that country and their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-1159566918077776732006-09-29T21:55:00.000+00:002006-09-29T21:55:00.000+00:00I have taken the passage from the Iranian Green Pa...I have taken the passage from the Iranian Green Party because I like what it said about economics.<BR/><BR/>I can't say I know anything about how they are organised but the material on their website reads well.<BR/><BR/>There are Saudi, Iranian and Chinese underground/exiled Green Parties...I guess all three are 'good things' but I don't have detailed knowledge...thanks for the election good Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-1159559751556316182006-09-29T19:55:00.000+00:002006-09-29T19:55:00.000+00:00As Iran is a dictatorship, where else would one ex...As Iran is a dictatorship, where else would one expect to find an Iranian Green Party organized? It would be interesting to know if there are any Green bloggers in the rich Iranian blogosphere, however... Or indeed if the concept of Green politics is actually meaningful in an Iranian context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-1159557849789293922006-09-29T19:24:00.000+00:002006-09-29T19:24:00.000+00:00I don't want to be too critical, but I would be wa...I don't want to be too critical, but I would be wary about supporting a party such as the green party of iran uncritically. Last I heard, they are organized and run outside the country by exiles - not by people within the country, so it can't be a grassroots movement for change within iran.<BR/><BR/>Derek, I hope you do well in the election for principal speaker of the green party! Exactly what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com