Opposition to Material gain
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Both the early Transcendental Romantics and the counterculture of the 1950s and 60s opposed materialism. This makes the two groups very similar in their opinions and views on the environment. When looking into the three distinct time periods discussed on this website it would show that materialism was prevalent in all of them. However, the Romantic period and the 1960s environmentalists were strongly against materialism while the green movement of today plays into the materialistic ideals of the mainstream and businesses profit from it. This could prove that the environmental efforts of the mainstream are not supported by past opinions and cultures, therefore, not exactly being environmental at all.