Re:Unfortunately (Score 1)

PIRG what a sticky subject for me. I was the student chair for the pirg at my school last year. I didn't realize how much of a brainwashing kinda institution they were when i joined. although i often agree with their issues i don't ever agree with how they run things. obviously the reason that they use the system where you automatically contribute to their campaign at schools is because they want to make it easier for themselves to get money. who wouldn't? but that seems to conflict with the public interest in my mind. in response to people who have attacked pirg issues such as being anti-drilling in the arctic or anti-genetically modified foods its more complicated than that. PIRG's official stance towards the arctic is they would support a environmentally safe drilling practice, but one doesn't exists. and the really want more GMO testing, not to completely eliminate GMOs. the problem is that when they send out their brain washed money collectors it takes too much explanation to explain the positions fully so they break it down into arctic drilling=bad and genetically modified foods=bad. maybe if they didnt put so much on their plate they could educate their own people a little better. antoher thing is they seem be an all white organization. when i asked why they didn't have more minorities due to all of the environmental justice issues we have in the US, they said that there really aren't any environmental justice problems in the US. silly me.