To the editor:
Re: “Social media activists increasingly effective,” Jan. 9.
How are social media activists increasingly effective when they have no power?
Angrily crashing events attended by the prime minister or creating a website called “Sh*t Harper Did” merely irritates potential supporters. And calling for an Arab Spring in Canada just shows how removed they are from reality. I don’t recall global warming being a main topic of conversation in Tahrir Square.
Until environmentalists can enter mainstream political life, they will remain a loud voice in the wilderness.
This is a shame as the planet is certainly in trouble.
John Clench,
Vancouver
