The analogy of minorities living near hazardous waste is another example of misunderstanding the economic forces at work in the market. Because garbage dumps and such, property value does decrease, making it more affordable for low-income people to afford homes and land for private use. This has absolutely nothing to do with environmentalism and environmental politics; it’s economics at work.

As far as “truly democratic” philosophies go, I will have to respectfully disagree. Democracy gave us Hitler, Stalin, Castro and now Chavez; all are thugs, murderers and evil men who were all democratically elected by their citizens. The mob rule does not work for me, and a representative republic such as the United States seems to be the most reasonable form of government. In conjunction with free market economics, it makes it a most enviable country to live in, and the freedoms we enjoy as a result can be used to further Christ’s Kingdom and best illustrate the active presence of God in the world today.

The regulations you are suggesting do hit directly at my freedoms as a consumer and citizen, and they also interfere with my libertarian philosophy that prompts me to promote and subscribe to the idea of “anything that doesn’t interfere with someone else’s life” should be legal. This interference is unacceptable to me as an emergent Christian, American, Romanian or human. I guess such situations can only be resolved in the voting booth, which really saddens me. For Christians to resort to the use of Government to carry out and accomplish certain goals and force an agenda on others is really really disheartening, be it on the liberal or conservative side of things.