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Is environmentalism, protests etc, a white middle class thing?
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not necessarily. The protest movement generally grew out of the civil rights movement in the US in the 50s and 60s, so at least half black, I would have said. The antiwar movement came a bit laterand that involved all colours too, though obviously more whites (because there are more whites in the US as here).
Environmentalism isn't particularly colour-coded but it draws more concern in better-off nations, which do tend to be white. Chinese and Ugandans have other things to worry about; it's white countries who are in a better position to make sacifices, if they want.
Environmentalism isn't particularly colour-coded but it draws more concern in better-off nations, which do tend to be white. Chinese and Ugandans have other things to worry about; it's white countries who are in a better position to make sacifices, if they want.
Yes well I wonder how many 3rd world demonstraters have EU visas and the funds to travel.
I rather suspect the ethnic make up might be different were it being held in India or Taiwan
But then "Climate skeptics" fall into a bit of a group :
"More likely than average to be high income, well-educated, white men... much more likely to be very conservative Republicans... strongly endorse individualistic values, opposing any form of government intervention, anti-egalitarian, and almost universally prefer economic growth over environmental protection... have a specialized media diet, with a higher than average preference for media sources that reflect their own political point of view."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...stions_about_sex.html
I rather suspect the ethnic make up might be different were it being held in India or Taiwan
But then "Climate skeptics" fall into a bit of a group :
"More likely than average to be high income, well-educated, white men... much more likely to be very conservative Republicans... strongly endorse individualistic values, opposing any form of government intervention, anti-egalitarian, and almost universally prefer economic growth over environmental protection... have a specialized media diet, with a higher than average preference for media sources that reflect their own political point of view."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...stions_about_sex.html