posted on Mar, 12 2008 @ 04:50 PM
Unless there are laws passed against it in the name of the greater public good, I don't see why people shouldn't be allowed to do what they want
with the land they own. That's what land ownership is all about. If the government or the general public doesn't like people to do certain things,
they can pass laws.
I personally don't own any land myself, and I think obsessing about one's lawn is a kind of mental illness. Yes, it wastes fresh water and poisons
the groundwater with toxic fertilizers. Yes, it reduces the number of trees. Yes, it has a lot of negative stuff associated with it.
However... so what? Individuals are not required to care about what happens to the Holy Environment. You can if you want, but it's entirely a
personal choice. I won't be around in another 40-50 years (maybe less), so this planet can go to Hell for all I care. At least with a nice lawn
there's green grass and nice landscaping to look at.
Do you drive a car? That's a much worse crime against the Holy Environment than anything you might do with your lawn. A car pumps out exhaust, and
requires more miles of environmentally unfriendly concrete to drive on than all the lawns in the country.
So if you drive a car, you're in no position to point fingers.