If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal. In other words, you need to be pragmatic. Richard Stallman
Initially when it came up I tried to be pragmatic. But Blair has no environmental credentials as far as I'm concerned. I came out of that whole period just thinking, I don't want to get involved directly, it's poison. I'll just shout my mouth off from the sidelines. Thom Yorke