Explanations for my points of view

My war against the structure of modern society:

I see a lot of problems with it. Where some people claim progress, I see the problems inherent.

My war against real estate:

It would seem that in my design for the compact cities that everyone would live in an apartment/condo, and the real estate market (and realtors) would be out of jobs. Not so. They simply move on to marketing the condos and apartments instead. Boom. Done.

My war against the auto industry:

Justified, I think, because of the tremendous effect of developing cars on the environment. It starts with the efforts to get the raw materials from the ground, goes through the manufacturing sector, and ends with them spewing noxious fumes, and causing death and injury on the roads. Because of the risk associated with driving an automobile, users are also required to pay exorbitant amounts for insurance. By eliminating the need for cars in society, we eliminate all these problems. As for the people working in the auto manufacturing sector, it is not that big a stretch to go from manufacturing cars to manufacturing either large vehicles used only on limited sites (construction vehicles, mining equipment, etc.). People will adapt. Cars will die. And the big vehicles I mentioned will not run on gasoline or diesel – there are much better options out there.

My war against traditional farming methods:

Justified, in that:

1. using current farming methods, farmers are cutting down the forests of the world
2. Livestock create emissions (although there is a Beano for cows being tested)
3. Traditional farming takes up vast areas of land that would be better left to return to their pre-agricultural state
4. Relating back to the car issue, most of the food we eat is trucked in from farms that are far away from the cities we live in. Trucks release emissions into the atmosphere. By moving the farms that produce our food underneath the cities we live in, we cut that travel distance almost to zero.

My war against traditional styles of government:

Explained in my power-sharing model of government, with rotational heads of government and referenda for the populace at large.

My war against businesses that are anti-union:

Basically follows my belief that unnecessary levels of hierarchy leads to someone owning the company and not doing hard work for their money, while the minions below them toil for less money.

My war against Apple Computers:

I just never found their products particularly useful. I'm aware that other people do – and good for them, but one technology is not always superior to the other. Stop acting like it.

Some other things I'd like to see:

1. Cannabis should be legalized and taxed. It is a recreational drug, just like alcohol and tobacco. Those two have well-researched and demonstrated negative consequences, and yet are perfectly legal.

2. All rights and responsibilities permitted to legal adults are granted upon reaching the same age of majority, which in Canada is 18. I've never understood why one would be able to get married, die for one's country, engage in adult entertainment activities, vote and run for public office, but not be able to use controlled substances like alcohol or tobacco, should they choose to. If you're a legal adult, you should be afforded all of these rights and the responsibilities that go with them.