The Stuff of the Story

I was deeply impacted by Leonard's video that we watched in class. I found it to be very compelling, and a good synthesis of the kinds of relationships and complexities we have been discussing. I found the ontent of the lecture itself to be provocative, and well informed. Therefore, I was irritated (not surprisingly) by the conservative bash of the video. The criticism offered by the Heritage foundation, and the small critiques included in Cohen's piece, focused almost entirely on the structure and presentation of the video. In fact, the Heritage piece did not delve into the specifics of Leonard's argument, but instead concentrated on the implementation of her video in American classrooms, and a small discussion of the language she used.

I find it infuriating when right wing analysis of environmental positions appear like this. I rarely see criticism that is based on scientific findings or contrary evidence. It is always concerned with the presentation of the ideas, and the east coast liberals trying to indoctrinate Americans for their own personal gain. I wish for once that criticism of an argument like "The Story of Stuff" was rooted in factual ideas, rather than obssessed with the story itself.